CVE-2026-112278

CVSS 7.1 (high) · published 2026-10-19

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.

Weakness: CWE-125

Source: NVD CVE-2026-112278

References

• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/blob/v1.9.0/orders.c
• 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-raw-bmpcache
• https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/cve-2026-112277-112278-112279-rdesktop-bitmap-decompress-oob-read

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