FreeRDP Vulnerability Affects Clients Prior to 3.5.0 and 2.11.6
CVE-2024-32458

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Freerdp

Status
Freerdp
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-32458?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeRDP, a widely used free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions prior to 3.5.0 and 2.11.6 are susceptible to this issue, which can potentially lead to unauthorized data access or application crashes. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the fixed versions to mitigate risk. Alternatively, utilizing /gfx or /rfx modes—although dependent on server-side support—can serve as a temporary workaround.

Affected Version(s)

FreeRDP >= 3.0.0, 3.5.0 >= 3.0.0, 3.5.0

FreeRDP < 2.11.6 < 2.11.6

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GH...
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https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/10077
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https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.11.6
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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