CVE-2026-33983
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-33983
To remediate CVE-2026-33983, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u2 or later
Is CVE-2026-33983 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |