CVE-2018-8788 Information

Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697 https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8