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CVE-2021-41160

Public on 2021-10-21
Modified on 2024-01-31
Description

A flaw was found in the FreeRDP client where it fails to validate input data when using connections with GDI or SurfaceCommands. This flaw could allow a malicious server sending graphics updates to a client to cause an out of bounds write in client memory using a specially crafted input. The highest threat from this flaw is that it could allow arbitrary code to be executed on the target system.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core freerdp 2022-01-18 21:37 ALAS2-2022-1735

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-41160 Mitre: CVE-2021-41160 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity