When was CVE-2018-20174 disclosed?

CVE-2018-20174 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 15, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-20174 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20174 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 70.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20174?

CVE-2018-20174 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-20174?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20174, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2018-20174

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the function ui_clip_handle_data() that results in an information leak.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 70.5%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html
cve@mitrehttps://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394

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