FreeRDP up to 2.1.0 security.c security_fips_decrypt out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FreeRDP up to 2.1.0. This affects the function security_fips_decrypt of the file libfreerdp/core/security.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-13397. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeRDP up to 2.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function security_fips_decrypt of the file libfreerdp/core/security.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in FreeRDP before 2.1.1. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability has been detected in security_fips_decrypt in libfreerdp/core/security.c due to an uninitialized value.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-13397 since 05/22/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236628 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0002: freerdp (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236628). The entries VDB-155565 and VDB-155563 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236628
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0002: freerdp (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0002)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeRDP 2.1.1

Timelineinfo

05/22/2020 🔍
05/22/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/19/2025 +1822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-13397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155564
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2020 10:50 AM
Updated: 05/19/2025 09:25 PM
Changes: 05/23/2020 10:50 AM (38), 05/23/2020 10:55 AM (17), 05/19/2025 09:25 PM (21)
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Cache ID: 18:05F:40

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