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
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*KEV
Decision
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*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:
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Attack Vector
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Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* 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
- 2024-09-06 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-gc34-mw6m-g42x | 2024-08-02 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/16141a30f983dd6f7a6e5b0356084171942c9416 | 2024-01-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40589 | 2024-04-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2236606 | 2024-04-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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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" | < 2.11.0 Search vendor "Freerdp" for product "Freerdp" and version " < 2.11.0" | - |
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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" | 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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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 39 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "39" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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