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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 9.3 (CRITICAL)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-libsNo solution existsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfo | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfo | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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