CVE-2026-55191
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, FreeRDP clients that negotiate RDPGFX AVC444 with an H.264 decoder backend calculate the intermediate YUV444 allocation size in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c with 32-bit multiplication in avc444_ensure_buffer. A malicious RDP server can supply surface dimensions for which piDstStride multiplied by padDstHeight wraps to a small nonzero value, causing winpr_aligned_recalloc to allocate an undersized buffer before YUV420CombineToYUV444 writes using the actual stride and rectangle dimensions. This can cause a client crash and may permit code execution through attacker-influenced heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.
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References
4- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/97f40b9e766af375f4e41ac6a3f4397d708d249cnvdPatch
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vx73-w5q6-7jqrnvdExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- FreeRDP: Ten Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Ranging from Medium to High SeverityVypr Intelligence · Aug 19, 2026