Is CVE-2008-5904 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5904 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5904?

CVE-2008-5904 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5904?

CVE-2008-5904 has an EPSS score of 7.35% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5904?

Upgrade xrdp on debian 11 to 0.4.0~dfsg-9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5904

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

xrdpDebian

Fixed in:0.4.0~dfsg-9CVE-2008-5904

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

packetstormsecurity.org

Other references3

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CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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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.