Is CVE-2008-1802 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1802 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1802?

CVE-2008-1802 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1802?

CVE-2008-1802 has an EPSS score of 12.98% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1802

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) redirect request with modified length fields.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

12.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=697
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdp.c?r1=1.101&r2=1.102&pathrev=HEAD
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019991
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42275
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5585

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.