SB2020040945 - Out-of-bounds read in freerdp (Alpine package)



SB2020040945 - Out-of-bounds read in freerdp (Alpine package)

Published: April 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020040945
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11522)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in "libfreerdp/gdi/gdi.c". A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or cause a denial of service condition.

Note: This vulnerability afffects versions greater than 1.0


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.