CVE-2011-0900
Stack-based buffer overflow in the tsc_launch_remote function (src/support.c) in Terminal Server Client (tsclient) 0.150, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .RDP file with a long hostname…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the tsc_launch_remote function (src/support.c) in Terminal Server Client (tsclient) 0.150, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .RDP file with a long hostname argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.21% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 February 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- erick woods/terminal server client
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/70749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43120Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16095Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46099Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65100
- http://osvdb.org/70749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43120Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16095Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46099Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65100
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.