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CVE-2026-112277

rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_plane

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fix or patch referenced
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_plane() in bitmap.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients by sending malformed 32 bpp compressed bitmaps. Attackers can declare a large bitmap geometry with a short compressed body in bitmap update PDUs or bitmap cache orders, causing unbounded reads past the receive buffer and denial of service.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • rdesktop rdesktop

    through 1.9.0

References 5

hackmd.io

GitHub · rdesktop/rdesktop

vulncheck.com