CVE-2018-8787 describes an Integer Overflow leading to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in FreeRDP versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4, specifically within the gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() function. This critical vulnerability, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, FreeRDP, and Red Hat, can result in memory corruption and potentially remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating higher exploitability than 93.89% of CVEs, it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.