Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,2.0.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-2319430
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-8789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 2.0.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains several Out-Of-Bounds Reads in the NTLM Authentication module that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).

References

CVSS Base Scores

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