rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_bmpcache2
rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_bmpcache2() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients via crafted revision-2 bitmap cache orders. Attackers can send an uncompressed order with large width/height or an underflowing mode nibble and short payload, causing memcpy() reads past the receive buffer and denial of service.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-112279
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 20:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
rdesktop through 1.9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via process_bmpcache2
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 19 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC
rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_bmpcache2() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients via crafted revision-2 bitmap cache orders. Attackers can send an uncompressed order with large width/height or an underflowing mode nibble and short payload, causing memcpy() reads past the receive buffer and denial of service.
osv:CVE-2026-112279
Complete source record
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