cve/2018/CVE-2018-8791.md

### [CVE-2018-8791](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8791)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=rdesktop&color=blue)
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### Description

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

### POC

#### Reference
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.