ID:2695 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2018-8784

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:2695 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2018-8784

ID:2695 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2018-8784

Published: May 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16591
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8784
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
FreeRDP

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of certain stream encodings by the zgfx_decompress_segment() function, as defined in the zgfx.c source code file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow condition that the attacker can use to cause a DoS condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Update to version 2.0.0-rc4.