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CVE-2020-11042

Public on 2020-05-07
Modified on 2020-10-22
Description

In FreeRDP greater than 1.1 and before 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in update_read_icon_info. It allows reading a attacker-defined amount of client memory (32bit unsigned -> 4GB) to an intermediate buffer. This can be used to crash the client or store information for later retrieval. This has been patched in 2.0.0.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.9
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core freerdp 2020-10-22 17:36 ALAS2-2020-1516

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-11042 Mitre: CVE-2020-11042 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity