Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP
CVE-2023-40574

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Freerdp

Status
Freerdp
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-40574?

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the writePixelBGRX function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the nHeight and srcStep variables. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected Version(s)

FreeRDP >= 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
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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