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CRITICAL

CVE-2018-20182

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

8.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-20182 Red Hat Product Security3 known affected

    rdesktop: Remote code execution in seamless_process_line

    rdesktop as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · rdesktop as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · rdesktop.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Buffer Overflow over the global variables in the function seamless_process_line() that results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Technical details

Published
2019-03-15

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20182?

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Buffer Overflow over the global variables in the function seamless_process_line() that results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Is CVE-2018-20182 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20182 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.2% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20182?

CVE-2018-20182 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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