CVE-2017-2838 Integer overflow in FreeRDP

What is CVE-2017-2838?

CVE-2017-2838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2838?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Freerdp Freerdp.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2838?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-2838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mgp7-ggv4-38hf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2838.