Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp2 package, versions <2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1-1
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- published29 Nov 2018
- disclosed29 Nov 2018
Introduced: 29 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-8788 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 freerdp2 to version 2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp2 package and not the freerdp2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8788
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8788
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-8788
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/