CVE-2018-8793

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the cssp read tsrequest() function of the RDP client. This can lead to memory corruption and potentially allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions up to and including v1.8.3, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent potential remote code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.