CVE-2023-40589
Medium
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. In affected versions there is a Global-Buffer-Overflow in the ncrush_decompress function. Feeding crafted input into this function can trigger the overflow which has only been shown to cause a crash. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Freerdp
PublishedAug 31, 2023
First seenAug 31, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120
How to fix
Update
- freerdp freerdp2.11.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp freerdp | v < 2.11.0, 3.0.0 | 2.11.0 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 37, 38, 39 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 10.0 | — |
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