cve/2018/CVE-2018-20178.md

### [CVE-2018-20178](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20178)
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### Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the function process_demand_active() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).

### POC

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

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon