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CVE-2023-40589

FreeRDP Global-Buffer-Overflow in ncrush_decompress

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. In affected versions there is a Global-Buffer-Overflow in the ncrush_decompress function. Feeding crafted input into this function can trigger the overflow which has only been shown to cause a crash. 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.

A flaw was found in the FreeRDP implementation. Feeding crafted input into the ncrush_decompress function may cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a crash.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Freerdp
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Freerdp
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< 2.11.0
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Affected
Freerdp
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Freerdp
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3.0.0
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beta1
Affected
Freerdp
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Freerdp
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3.0.0
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beta2
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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37
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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38
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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39
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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