Out-of-bounds Read in Freerdp
CVE-2022-39283
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1. If you cannot upgrade do not use the `/video` switch.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Freerdp — versions <= 2.8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (mailing-list)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-39283?
- CVE-2022-39283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-39283?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.