CVE catalog
CVE-2008-1803
rdesktop: CVE-2008-1803
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.74% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
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 |
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 | [480135] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | forky | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480135] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | trixie | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480135] |
| Debian | rdesktop | source | bookworm | 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [480135] |
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)]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11298-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1803]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1803]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2008/cve-2008-1803.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]