Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP
CVE-2023-40188

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Freerdp

Status
Freerdp
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-40188?

The FreeRDP software, an open-source implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol, is affected by an Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in its general_LumaToYUV444 function. This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of the in variable during processing, which can result in errors or crashes when the data length is inadequate. Users are urged to update to versions 2.11.0 or 3.0.0-beta3 to mitigate this risk, as there are no known workarounds available.

Affected Version(s)

FreeRDP < 2.11.0 < 2.11.0

FreeRDP >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.0.0-beta3 < 3.0.0-beta1, 3.0.0-beta3

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GH...
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https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a...
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-40188 : Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP