FreeRDP versions 3.28.0 and earlier contain a heap buffer overflow in the server-side RAIL channel handler (rail_server_handle_messages() in channels/rail/server/rail_main.c). When processing a RAIL PDU header, the code subtracts RAIL_PDU_HEADER_LENGTH from the peer-controlled orderLength field without first verifying orderLength is at least the header length. For orderLength values 0..3 this causes an unsigned integer underflow to a very large size, which bypasses the Stream_EnsureRemainingCapacity() capacity check (due to pointer arithmetic wraparound) and is then passed to WTSVirtualChannelRead(), resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write. A malicious or compromised RDP client can exploit this to corrupt the heap and crash the server. Fixed in FreeRDP 3.29.0.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.7 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-devel | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develNo solution existsUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr-devel | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
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