CVE catalog
CVE-2008-1801
rdesktop: CVE-2008-1801
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 13.13% · Oct 25, 2026
Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request with a small length field.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rdesktop | sid | 1.9.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rdesktop | forky | 1.9.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | rdesktop | trixie | 1.9.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rdesktop | bookworm | 1.9.0-2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | rdesktop | tumbleweed | 1.9.0-4.6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rdesktop | source | sid | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480133] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | forky | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480133] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | trixie | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480133] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | bookworm | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480133] |
| Opensuse | rdesktop | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.9.0-4.6 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11298-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [rdesktop]Fixed
Source package: [rdesktop]
Details (2)
1.9.0-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.0-4+cvs20071006dsa · rdesktop · debian · bookworm; dsa · rdesktop · debian · 12
1.9.0-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.0-4+cvs20071006dsa · rdesktop · debian · bookworm; dsa · rdesktop · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0575]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11298-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1573-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11298-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1801]
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