Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU28502

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11018

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "cliprdr_server_receive_capabilities" function. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or cause a denial of service condition.

FreeRDP
freerdp (Red Hat package)
vinagre (Red Hat package)
freerdp
freerdp-libs
libwinpr
libwinpr-devel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Opensuse

Install updates from vendor's website.

FreeRDP - update to 2.1.0
freerdp (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.1.1-1.el8, 2.1.1-2.el7
vinagre (Red Hat package) - update to 3.22.0-23.el8
freerdp - update to 2.2.0-6
freerdp-libs - update to 2.2.0-6
libwinpr - update to 2.2.0-6
libwinpr-devel - update to 2.2.0-6

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8cvc-vcw7-6mfw

• Multiple vulnerabilities in FreeRDP
• OpenSUSE Linux update for freerdp
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for freerdp
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for freerdp and vinagre
• Anolis OS update for freerdp (Anolis OS 8.4)