Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freerdp3 package, versions <3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-FREERDP3-19018802
  • published28 Aug 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-63633  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.04 freerdp3 to version 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp3 package and not the freerdp3 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, freerdp_dsp_decode_opus in libfreerdp/codec/dsp.c calls Stream_EnsureRemainingCapacity on context->common.buffer even though opus_decode writes decoded PCM into the caller-supplied out stream. A malicious RDP server that negotiates WAVE_FORMAT_OPUS with a client built with WITH_OPUS enabled and WITH_DSP_FFMPEG disabled can make libopus write a large decoded frame beyond the 4096-byte StreamPool_Take destination used by channels/rdpsnd/client/rdpsnd_main.c. This can corrupt the client heap, crash the client, and may permit code execution. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1