Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-11042
CVE-2020-11042
Description
In FreeRDP greater than 1.1 and before 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in update_read_icon_info. It allows reading a attacker-defined amount of client memory (32bit unsigned -> 4GB) to an intermediate buffer. This can be used to crash the client or store information for later retrieval. This has been patched in 2.0.0.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versions
< 2:2.1.1-1.el8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.1.1-1.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.22.0-23.el8
Patches
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References
7- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6b2bc41935e53b0034fe5948aeeab4f32e80f30fnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/6010nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9jp6-5vf2-cx2qnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00054.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4382-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing List
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