medium6.5
CVE-2023-40567
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license.
Impact
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 `clear_decompress_bands_data` function in which there is no offset validation. Abuse of this vulnerability may lead to an out of bounds write. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freerdp | Freerdp | before 2.11.0 Version 3.0.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 37, 38, 39 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/codec/clear.c#L612-L618
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/codec/clear.c#L843-L845
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-2w9f-8wg4-8jfp
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6LLDAPEXRDJOM3PREDDD267SSNT77DP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IHMTGKCZXJPQOR5ZD2I4GPDNP2DKRXMF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH2ATH2BKDNKCJAU4WPPXK4SHLE3UJUV/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/codec/clear.c#L612-L618
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/codec/clear.c#L843-L845
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-2w9f-8wg4-8jfp
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00016.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6LLDAPEXRDJOM3PREDDD267SSNT77DP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IHMTGKCZXJPQOR5ZD2I4GPDNP2DKRXMF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH2ATH2BKDNKCJAU4WPPXK4SHLE3UJUV/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16