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5.8	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function license_recv. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the reading of proprietary server certificates in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2017. The weakness was shared 04/24/2018 by Tyler Bohan with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2836 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102945 (openSUSE Security Update : freerdp (openSUSE-2017-992)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176103 (Debian Security Update for freerdp (DSA 3923-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102945).

Productinfo

Name

• FreeRDP

Version

• 2.0.0-beta1+android11

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.9
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Talos): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 102945
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : freerdp (openSUSE-2017-992)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for remmina FEDORA-2017-ed31e1f941
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
07/24/2017 +235 days 🔍
07/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/02/2017 +39 days 🔍
09/05/2017 +3 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +230 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2023 +1777 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tyler Bohan
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-2836 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 99942 - FreeRDP Multiple Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2018 10:22
Updated: 03/07/2023 11:37
Changes: 04/25/2018 10:22 (75), 04/16/2020 12:05 (5), 03/07/2023 11:37 (14)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:75B:103

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