Buffer overflow in Freerdp
CVE-2023-40186
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an IntegerOverflow leading to Out-Of-Bound Write Vulnerability in the `gdi_CreateSurface` function. This issue affects FreeRDP based clients only. FreeRDP proxies are not affected as image decoding is not done by a proxy. 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.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.6% 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: 0.014 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Freerdp — versions 3.0.0, < 2.11.0, >= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.0.0-beta3
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-hcj4-3c3r-5j3v (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/fee2b10ba1154f952769a53eb608f044782e22f8/libfre… (Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40186?
- CVE-2023-40186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40186?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-40186 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.