Vulnerability identifier: #VU80350

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40188

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FreeRDP
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: 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 general_LumaToYUV444. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeRDP: 2.0.0 - 3.0.0 beta2

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External links
http://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/codec/nsc.c#L115-L175
http://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9w28-wwj5-p4xq

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.