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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-11042
Out-of-bounds Read in FreeRDP
Vulnerability Description
In FreeRDP greater than 1.1 and before 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in update_read_icon_info. It allows reading a attacker-defined amount of client memory (32bit unsigned -> 4GB) to an intermediate buffer. This can be used to crash the client or store information for later retrieval. This has been patched in 2.0.0.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9jp6-5vf2-cx2q
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/6010
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6b2bc41935e53b0034fe5948aeeab4f32e80f30f
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4382-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00054.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
> 1.1, < 2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 7th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L