Improper Input Validation Affecting freerdp-devel package, versions <2:2.1.1-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FREERDPDEVEL-3847361
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Apr 2020

Introduced: 9 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-11043  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 freerdp-devel to version 2:2.1.1-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4647.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp-devel package and not the freerdp-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In FreeRDP less than or equal to 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in rfx_process_message_tileset. Invalid data fed to RFX decoder results in garbage on screen (as colors). This has been patched in 2.1.0.

CVSS Scores

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