CVE-2023-40574
Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the `writePixelBGRX` function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the `nHeight` and `srcStep` variables. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeRDP, the worst of which could result in code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 2.11.0 are affected.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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User Interaction
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Confidentiality
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Authentication
Confidentiality
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-31 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-02-13 First Exploit
- 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_YUV.c#L414-L445 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-422p-gj6x-93cw | 2025-02-13 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freerdp Search vendor "Freerdp" | Freerdp Search vendor "Freerdp" for product "Freerdp" | 3.0.0 Search vendor "Freerdp" for product "Freerdp" and version "3.0.0" | beta1 |
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| Freerdp Search vendor "Freerdp" | Freerdp Search vendor "Freerdp" for product "Freerdp" | 3.0.0 Search vendor "Freerdp" for product "Freerdp" and version "3.0.0" | beta2 |
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