Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP and Debian Linux - CVE-2017-2835

 

Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP and Debian Linux - CVE-2017-2835

Published: April 24, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37164
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2835
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeRDP
Debian
Affected software:
FreeRDP
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the RDP receive functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-2835

Install update from vendor's website.

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