Critical severity · published Nov 29, 2018
CVE-2018-8788
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote…
9.8
CVSS
7.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.4% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FR
Freerdp · Freerdp
through 1.2.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8788
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8788
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
Exploit
https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
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