CVE-2008-1801

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-05-12
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	9.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (rdesktop)	ELSA-2008-0725	2008-08-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (rdesktop)	ELSA-2008-0575	2008-07-24