HIGH
rdesktop: process_redirect_pdu() BSS Overflow Vulnerability
Published May 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.98%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rdesktop as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.98% 0.12978
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12978
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.98% (0.12978) | 96.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.98% (0.12978) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 35.05% (0.35046) | 96.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 33.99% (0.33994) | 96.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 39.46% (0.39459) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.23% (0.27233) | 94.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 39.46% (0.39459) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2025 | 89.17% (0.89165) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.55% (0.90545) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.04% (0.92039) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 57.07% (0.57068) | 98.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 57.07% (0.57068) | 98.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (25)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=697 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdp.c?r1=1.101&r2=1.102&pathrev=HEAD x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30248 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30713 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31928 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019991 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1802 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445826 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42275 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1802
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1802
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5585 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 15, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1802
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a