CVE-2018-8785

Exp

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Published: 2018-11-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-8785 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.29%, 94th percentile). 1 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-2018-8785

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8785

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 2026-06-15 13.00% 7.29% -5.71%
2 2025-11-21 26.30% 13.00% -13.30%
3 2025-11-18 — 26.30% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-8785

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
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-2018-8785

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-8785

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2018-8785: 1 source package rows (freerdp); 4 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 4. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-8785
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-8785 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freerdp2), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8785
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8785
suse high CVE-2018-8785 severity important: SUSE including 74 source package names (freerdp-2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1, freerdp-2.0.0~rc4-13.2, …), 91 product×package rows across 19 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, … (19 product lines)): Fixed 91. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8785/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-8785 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (freerdp, freerdp2), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, released 4, not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8785

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-8785

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freerdp freerdp <= 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freerdp freerdp 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
freerdp freerdp 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
freerdp freerdp 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-8785

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