CVE-2026-112279: rdesktop 0 through 1.9.0

Affected technology

rdesktop · 0 through 1.9.0
rdesktop

Description’s affected range: through 1.9.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

Attackers can send an uncompressed order with large width/height or an underflowing mode nibble and short payload, causing memcpy() reads past the receive buffer and denial of service. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.