Use After Free Affecting freerdp2 package, versions <2.1.2+dfsg1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.61% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-FREERDP2-18066874
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Jun 2020

Introduced: 22 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-4031  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest freerdp2 to version 2.1.2+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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In FreeRDP before version 2.1.2, there is a use-after-free in gdi_SelectObject. All FreeRDP clients using compatibility mode with /relax-order-checks are affected. This is fixed in version 2.1.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1