FreeRDP up to 2.1.1 PRIMARY_DRAWING_ORDER_FIELD_BYTES out-of-bounds
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FreeRDP up to 2.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation of the argument PRIMARY_DRAWING_ORDER_FIELD_BYTES results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11097. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FreeRDP up to 2.1.1. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument PRIMARY_DRAWING_ORDER_FIELD_BYTES with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In FreeRDP before version 2.1.2, an out of bounds read occurs resulting in accessing a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the static array PRIMARY_DRAWING_ORDER_FIELD_BYTES. This is fixed in version 2.1.2.
The weakness was published 06/22/2020 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-11097 since 03/30/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
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 2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236628). Similar entries are available at VDB-157097, VDB-157096, VDB-157094 and VDB-157093. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Name
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Website
- Product: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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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)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: FreeRDP 2.1.2
Timeline
03/30/2020 🔍06/22/2020 🔍
06/23/2020 🔍
05/19/2025 🔍
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-11097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-157095
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Entry
Created: 06/23/2020 08:44Updated: 05/19/2025 21:25
Changes: 06/23/2020 08:44 (39), 06/23/2020 08:49 (11), 10/26/2020 12:23 (1), 10/26/2020 12:27 (1), 05/19/2025 21:25 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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