#VU27971 Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11526
Published: May 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27971
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11526
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeRDP
FreeRDP
Software vendor:
FreeRDP
FreeRDP
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in "update_recv_secondary_order" function in the "libfreerdp/core/update.c" file. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Note: This vulnerability affects verions greater than 1.1
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.