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CVE-2008-1803 Details

Description

Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698	CVE
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD	CVE	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277	CVE
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU	CVE	Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698	[email protected]
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD	[email protected]	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277	[email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU	[email protected]	Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
rdesktop rdesktop	1.5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:rdesktop:rdesktop:1.5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]