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rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_raw_bmpcache

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-112278
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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5 Nov 2026, 16:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_raw_bmpcache

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-112278
Complete source record
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