Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting freerdp-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FREERDPLIBS-1985041
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jul 2017

Introduced: 24 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-2838  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 freerdp-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp-libs package and not the freerdp-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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