CVE-2026-112277

Description

rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_plane() in bitmap.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients by sending malformed 32 bpp compressed bitmaps. Attackers can declare a large bitmap geometry with a short compressed body in bitmap update PDUs or bitmap cache orders, causing unbounded reads past the receive buffer and denial of service.

References

• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/blob/v1.9.0/bitmap.c
• https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/issues/436
• 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-plane