#VU80397 Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP - CVE-2023-39354
Published: September 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80397
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39354
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 user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in nsc_rle_decompress_data() function in libfreerdp/codec/nsc.c. A remote user can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.