CVE-2018-8787

high-risk
Published 2018-11-29

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Do I need to act?

~
8.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (15)

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Canonical Freerdp

References (14)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
Patch https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/09b9d4f1994a674c4ec85b4947aa656eda1aed...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
Exploit https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients...
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
Patch https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/09b9d4f1994a674c4ec85b4947aa656eda1aed...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
Exploit https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients...
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate