CVE catalog

CVE-2008-1802

rdesktop: CVE-2008-1802

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
12.98% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) redirect request with modified length fields.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianrdesktopsid1.9.1-1fixed
Debianrdesktopforky1.9.0-3fixed
Debianrdesktoptrixie1.9.0-2fixed
Debianrdesktopbookworm1.9.0-2fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianrdesktopsourcesid1.5.0-4+cvs20071006not yet assignedNot reported[480134]
Debianrdesktopsourceforky1.5.0-4+cvs20071006not yet assignedNot reported[480134]
Debianrdesktopsourcetrixie1.5.0-4+cvs20071006not yet assignedNot reported[480134]
Debianrdesktopsourcebookworm1.5.0-4+cvs20071006not yet assignedNot reported[480134]

[Debian bug #480134]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [rdesktop]Fixed

    Source package: [rdesktop]

    Details (2)

    • 1.9.0-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

      dsa · rdesktop · debian · bookworm; dsa · rdesktop · debian · 12

    • 1.9.0-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

      dsa · rdesktop · debian · bookworm; dsa · rdesktop · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [rdesktop]Fixed

    Source package: [rdesktop]

    Details (2)

    • 1.9.0-2+b2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

      dsa · rdesktop · debian · 13

    • 1.9.0-2+b3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

      dsa · rdesktop · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]