CVE-2018-8786
freerdp - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 14.3%
Description
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Truncation that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function update_read_bitmap_update() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
How to fix CVE-2018-8786
To remediate CVE-2018-8786, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freerdp—upgrade to 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13~deb8u3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-8786 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 14.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13~deb8u3
- from 0, < 2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |