TI-2019-11766 Aliases CVE-2019-15682 GHSA-xgmg-76mg-xw4g

Out-of-bounds read in RDesktop

LOW 36CWE-125Published 2019-10-30 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

RDesktop version 1.8.4 contains multiple out-of-bound access read vulnerabilities in its code, which results in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. These issues have been fixed in version 1.8.5

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01387 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
rdesktop	RDesktop	1.8.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

RDesktop Vendorrdesktop Affected 1.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rdesktop:rdesktop:1.8.4:::::::*	1.8.4	Vulnerable	rdesktop

cpe:2.3:a:rdesktop:rdesktop:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·rdesktop

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15682
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgmg-76mg-xw4g

References

Advisory 1

https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/10/30/klcert-19-032-denial-of-service-in-rdesktop-before-1-8-4/

TI-2008-01728 Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2008-01729 Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2018-14304 rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Buffer Overflow over the global… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-14303 rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Underflow that leads to a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-14302 rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Underflow that leads to a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-14299 rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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