CVE-2008-5904

Exp

The rdp_rdp_process_color_pointer_pdu function in rdp/rdp_rdp.c in xrdp 0.4.1 and earlier allows remote RDP servers to have an unknown impact via input data that sets crafted values for certain length variables, leading to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-01-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5904 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.82%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5904

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8469 exploit_db edb 2009-04-17 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5904

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-07 3.11% 2.82% -0.29%
2 2025-03-30 4.44% 3.11% -1.33%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.44% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5904

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5904

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5904

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-5904 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xrdp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5904
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5904 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xrdp), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, DNE 2, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5904

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5904

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xrdp xrdp <= 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xrdp xrdp 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xrdp xrdp 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xrdp xrdp 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xrdp xrdp 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:xrdp:xrdp:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5904

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