CVE-2008-5904 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The rdp_rdp_process_color_pointer_pdu function in rdp/rdp_rdp.c in xrdp 0.4.1 and earlier allows remote RDP servers to have an unknown impact via input data that sets crafted values for certain length variables, leading to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-01-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5874	The rdp_rdp_process_color_pointer_pdu function in rdp/rdp_rdp.c in xrdp 0.4.1 and earlier allows remote RDP servers to have an unknown impact via input data that sets crafted values for certain length variables, leading to a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02817.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/3
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-advisories/VA_VD_87_08_XRDP.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48094

History

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Subscriptions

Xrdp Xrdp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-15T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.351Z

Reserved: 2009-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5904

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-15T17:30:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5904

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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