Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp2 package, versions <2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-7ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
25.78% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FREERDP2-260104
  • published29 Nov 2018
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-8788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 freerdp2 to version 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-7ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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.