Is CVE-2008-5904 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5904 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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

CVE-2008-5904 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5904

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 7.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 7.3% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5874)
Published: January 15, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

xrdp / xrdp
xrdp / xrdp
xrdp / xrdp
xrdp / xrdp
xrdp / xrdp

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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