CVE 2018-8798

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function rdpsnd_process_ping() that results in an information leak.

Related bugs and status

CVE-2018-8798 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:

Bug #1817415: Backport 1.8.4-1 from Disco to Bionic and Cosmic as a security update

Summary				In	Importance	Status
	1817415	Backport 1.8.4-1 from Disco to Bionic and Cosmic as a security update		rdesktop (Ubuntu)	Undecided	Confirmed

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CVE page on Mitre.org for more details.