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CVE-2011-0900 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tsc_launch_remote function (src/support.c) in Terminal Server Client (tsclient) 0.150, and possibly othe…

published 2011-02-07 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-0912

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tsc_launch_remote function (src/support.c) in Terminal Server Client (tsclient) 0.150, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .RDP file with a long hostname argument.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-0900 updated cvss 2.6

tsclient: multiple stack-based buffer overflows in tsc_launch_remote()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 tsclient Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tsclient
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tsclient
    under investigation

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-16095)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-16095 Terminal Server Client - '.rdp' Denial of Service dos, 2011-02-02
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46099 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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