Integer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11038

 

Integer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11038

Published: June 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28504
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11038
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in VIDEO channel. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2020-11038

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

External References

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