FreeRDP up to 2.8.0 video Command out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in FreeRDP up to 2.8.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component video Command Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-39283. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FreeRDP up to 2.8.0. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component video Command Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1. If you cannot upgrade do not use the `/video` switch.

The weakness was disclosed 10/13/2022 as GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-39283 since 09/02/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211186 (Fedora 37 : freerdp (2022-d6310a1308)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211186) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211186
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : freerdp (2022-d6310a1308)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: FreeRDP 2.8.1

Timelineinfo

09/02/2022 🔍
10/13/2022 +41 days 🔍
10/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2025 +1143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-39283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-39283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210737
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2022 13:09
Updated: 11/29/2025 21:54
Changes: 10/13/2022 13:09 (51), 11/07/2022 11:36 (11), 11/16/2024 18:12 (16), 11/05/2025 11:12 (2), 11/29/2025 21:54 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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