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CVE-2026-112277: rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_plane

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-19 · updated 2026-10-19
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_plane() in bitmap.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients by sending malformed 32 bpp compressed bitmaps. Attackers can declare a large bitmap geometry with a short compressed body in bitmap update PDUs or bitmap cache orders, causing unbounded reads past the receive buffer and denial of service.

Affected products

• rdesktop: through 1.9.0

References

• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/blob/v1.9.0/bitmap.c
• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/issues/436
• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/pull/437
• https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/rdesktop-bitmap-decompress-oob-read
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rdesktop-through-1.9.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-process-plane
• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/issues/436
• https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/rdesktop-bitmap-decompress-oob-read

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