freerdp: Out-of-bounds write in license_recv()
Published Apr 24, 2018
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.80%
Description
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.0.0-beta1+android11 - Windows, OSX, LinuxStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freerdp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freerdp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freerdp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freerdp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 77.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01826) | 75.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01287) | 78.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 43.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 43.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 45.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 43.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/07/vulnerbility-spotlight-freerdp-multiple.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99942 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2834 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475224 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2834
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2834
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0336 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/07/vulnerbility-spotlight-freerdp-multiple.html | ||
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2834 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475224 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2834 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2834 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0336 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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