DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1801
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2008-05-12T16:20:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:54Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801.json"

Debian:13 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801.json"

Debian:14 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1801.json"