Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.30.0)
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- published18 Oct 2026
- disclosed11 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 11 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-73242 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.30.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the kerberos_DecryptMessage function when the peer-controlled GSS Wrap-token EC field is not properly bounded before use with RRC in IOV pointer offsets. An attacker can cause out-of-bounds reads and in-place writes by sending specially crafted Kerberos tokens during CredSSP/NLA authentication.