CVE-2008-1803 (GCVE-0-2008-1803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-12 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-ann… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-05… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-05-07 00:00
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      "id": "CVE-2008-1803",
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      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
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      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
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      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2008-1803",
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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