CVE-2018-20178
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the function process_demand_active() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-20178
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-03-15T18:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-09-15T00:15:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rdesktop:rdesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.8.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20178 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20178 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:46:19 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 18:16:41 | 2019-03-15T18:29Z | 2019-03-15T18:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 18:16:41 | 2019-09-15T00:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 18:16:41 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |