{"id":"CVE-2018-8787","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8787","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:09:20.205Z","title":"FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.","description":"FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.","published":"2018-11-29T18:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@checkpoint.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-680","CWE-190","CWE-787"],"affected":["freerdp/freerdp","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux eus","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.08357,"percentile":0.94933,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/09b9d4f1994a674c4ec85b4947aa656eda1aed8a","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/09b9d4f1994a674c4ec85b4947aa656eda1aed8a","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8787","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}