Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.27.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-21192295
  • published18 Oct 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-55191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.27.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the avc444_ensure_buffer process. An attacker can cause a client crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted surface dimensions that result in an undersized buffer allocation and subsequent heap corruption during YUV buffer processing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1