ID:2696 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2018-8785

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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() function. 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