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CVE-2018-8788
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…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 7.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By checkpoint
- 9 months later
· 9 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.4% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · FreeRDP
- affected All versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4
References
7
- 106938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190209 [SECURITY] [DLA 1666-1] freerdp security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3845-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:0697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3845-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-20397 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-8788)Record last updated .