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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Freerdp — versions <= 2.8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.8.1 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-24 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html (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.