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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.