CVE-2018-20180 describes a critical integer underflow vulnerability in rdesktop versions up to and including 1.8.3, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the rdpsnddbg_process() function. This flaw affects Debian Linux and rdesktop installations, potentially causing memory corruption and remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rdesktop:rdesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.