Description
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Truncation that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function update_read_bitmap_update() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/445a5a42c500ceb80f8fa7f2c11f3682538033f3
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YVJKO2DR5EY4C4QZOP7SNNBEW2JW6FHX/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0816
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-681
CWE-787
CWE-680
Status
published
Products (14)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.10
debian/debian_linux
8.0
fedoraproject/fedora
28
freerdp/freerdp
2.0.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
freerdp/freerdp
< 1.2.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
... and 4 more
Published
Nov 29, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026