CVE-2026-112278
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CVE-2026-112278 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_raw_bmpcache() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients. Attackers can send a raw bitmap cache order declaring large width, height, and bpp values with a tiny payload, causing memcpy() to read past the receive buffer and crash the client.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_raw_bmpcache() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients. Attackers can send a raw bitmap cache order declaring large width, height, and bpp values with a tiny payload, causing memcpy() to read past the receive buffer and crash the client.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rdesktop | rdesktop | <= 1.9.0 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
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