Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freerdp2 package, versions <2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-FREERDP2-5879283
  • published1 Sept 2023
  • disclosed31 Aug 2023

Introduced: 31 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-40569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 freerdp2 to version 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the progressive_decompress function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the nXSrc and nYSrc variables. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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