CVE-2008-5903

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Array index error in the xrdp_bitmap_def_proc function in xrdp/funcs.c in xrdp 0.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that manipulate the value of the edit_pos structure member.

Affected products

Xrdp: through 0.4.1; 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.4

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/3
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-advisories/VA_VD_87_08_XRDP.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33371
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48093
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/3
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-advisories/VA_VD_87_08_XRDP.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33371
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48093

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