Answer in brief
CVE-2026-112278 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_raw_bmpcache. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps rdesktop/rdesktop (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps rdesktop/rdesktop (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| rdesktop/rdesktopgeneric | >=0 <=1.9.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 19, 2026
rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_raw_bmpcache() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients. Attackers can send a raw bitmap cache order declaring large width, height, and bpp values with a tiny payload, causing memcpy() to read past the receive buffer and crash the client.
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