CVE-2018-8784
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.073 · 94 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress_segment() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (23)
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also known as (4)
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references (72)
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- http://www.freerdp.com/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20174cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20175cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20176cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20177cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20178cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20179cnnvd
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