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Case File

CVE-2018-8797

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 7.06% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-02-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2018-8797
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
7.06%

Original Filing — NVD Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.