CVE-2018-8788: Detailed Vulnerability Analysis and Overview

Status: Modified - Last modified: 21-11-2024 Published: 29-11-2018

CVE-2018-8788
Vulnerability Scoring

9.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: None
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2018-8788 Vulnerability Summary

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

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Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2018-8788

Impact Analysis for CVE-2018-8788

CVE-2018-8788: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.27163

EPSS %

0.96787

References

0.27163

CWE

CWE-787

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.0.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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