CVE-2018-8792
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.07% (91st) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function cssp_read_tsrequest() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. rdesktop≤ All versions up to and including v1.8.3enisa_euvdEU
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also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
07
references (84)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394cnnvd
- 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
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