#VU27988 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11521
Published: May 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27988
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11521
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in "libfreerdp/codec/planar.c". A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note: This vulnerability affects versions greater than 1.0
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.