FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory…

Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.4% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · FreeRDP

  • affected All versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4

References (7)

• 106938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20190209 [SECURITY] [DLA 1666-1] freerdp security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• USN-3845-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2019:0697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-3845-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 17:28 UTC.