CVE-2008-1802: Rdesktop

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) redirect request with modified length fields.

Affected products

• Rdesktop Rdesktop: version 1.5.0 only

Published 2008-05-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.