Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp package, versions <1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.2


Severity

medium

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-FREERDP-288362
  • published 24 Apr 2018
  • disclosed 24 Apr 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 freerdp to version 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.2 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high