CVE-2008-1803

Publication date 12 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
rdesktop	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.5.0-3+cvs20071006ubuntu0.1
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 1.5.0-1ubuntu1.1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.4.1-1.1ubuntu0.6.06.1

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
rdesktop	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-646-1
rdesktop vulnerabilities
18 September 2008

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1803