FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, a client-side heap buffer overflow occurs in the FreeRDP client's AVC420/AVC444 YUV-to-RGB conversion path due to missing horizontal bounds validation of H.264 metablock regionRects coordinates. In yuv.c, the clamp() function (line 347) only validates top/bottom against the surface/YUV height, but never checks left/right against the surface width. When avc420_yuv_to_rgb (line 67) computes destination and source pointers using rect->left, it performs unchecked pointer arithmetic that can reach far beyond the allocated surface buffer. A malicious server sends a WIRE_TO_SURFACE_PDU_1 with AVC420 codec containing a regionRects entry where left greatly exceeds the surface width (e.g., left=60000 on a 128px surface). The H.264 bitstream decodes successfully, then yuv420_process_work_callback calls avc420_yuv_to_rgb which computes pDstPoint = pDstData + rect->top * nDstStep + rect->left * 4, writing 16-byte SSE vectors 1888+ bytes past the allocated heap region. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freerdp | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp | Apr 7, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp-x11Upgrade freerdp3-x11Upgrade libfreerdp3-3 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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