Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.22.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-15253002
  • published10 Feb 2026
  • disclosed9 Feb 2026
  • creditKim Dong Han

Introduced: 9 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-24682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.22.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to improper memory management in the audio_formats_free function. An attacker can cause out-of-bounds memory access by sending specially crafted audio format data.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1