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CVE-2018-8791 (GCVE-0-2018-8791)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-02-05 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:55
VLAI
Summary
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function rdpdr_process() that results in an information leak.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. rdesktop Affected: All versions up to and including v1.8.3
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Date Public
2019-02-05 00:00
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