CVE-2018-8788

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 29, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8788: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix