FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected <=3.27.1) contains a heap-based buffer overflow in crypto_rsa_common() (libfreerdp/crypto/crypto.c). The function writes the modular-exponentiation result into the caller's output buffer via BN_bn2bin() and only afterward checks output_length > out_length, so out-of-bounds bytes are written before the bounds check. On the server side, when a client selects RDP Standard Security, the encrypted client random is decrypted into a fixed 32-byte buffer. Because the server publishes its RSA public key, an unauthenticated attacker can forge a ciphertext whose decrypted value is up to the full modulus length (e.g. 256 bytes for RSA-2048), overflowing the 32-byte heap buffer by up to ~224 attacker-controlled bytes pre-authentication, resulting in denial of service.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-libsNo solution existsUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfo | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfo | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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