NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,1.1.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-2319442
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed3 Oct 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Oct 2016

CVE-2013-4119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 1.1.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference. FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta+2013071101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by disconnecting before authentication has finished.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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