#VU28502 Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP - CVE-2020-11018
Published: June 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28502
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11018
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 gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "cliprdr_server_receive_capabilities" function. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or cause a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.