CVE-2026-33983 in FreeRDP
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, progressive_decompress_tile_upgrade() detects a mismatch via progressive_rfx_quant_cmp_equal() but only emits WLog_WARN, execution continues. The wrapped value (247) is used as a shift exponent, causing undefined behavior and an approximately 80 billion iteration loop (CPU DoS). This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.
Responsible
GitHub_M
Reservation
03/24/2026
Disclosure
03/31/2026
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354266 | FreeRDP progressive_decompress_tile_upgrade integer overflow | 190 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2026-33983 |