Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp package, versions <1.0.2-2ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.96% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FREERDP-288358
  • published29 Nov 2018
  • 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 Ubuntu:14.04 freerdp to version 1.0.2-2ubuntu1.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp package and not the freerdp package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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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