Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.86% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-FREERDPDEBUGINFO-1669753
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-8786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-681  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 freerdp-debuginfo to version 0:1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1191.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp-debuginfo package and not the freerdp-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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