#VU80354 Integer underflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2023-40181
Published: September 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80354
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40181
CWE-ID: CWE-191
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 integer underflow in zgfx_decompress_segment. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, trigger integer underflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-mxp4-rx7x-h2g8
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/2252d53001d9ce8a452f0a0a5b1f5ed9db6d57f1/libfreerdp/codec/zgfx.c#L256-L261
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/2252d53001d9ce8a452f0a0a5b1f5ed9db6d57f1/libfreerdp/codec/zgfx.c#L334-L355