CVE-2020-11047 Out-of-bounds Read in FreeRDP
A malicious server can read up to 8 bytes of client memory via a manipulated message in FreeRDP, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-11047?
CVE-2020-11047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 May 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In FreeRDP after 1.1 and before 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read in autodetect_recv_bandwidth_measure_results. A malicious server can extract up to 8 bytes of client memory with a manipulated message by providing a short input and reading the measurement result data. This has been patched in 2.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11047?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Freerdp Freerdp.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11047?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-11047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11047, GHSA-9fw6-m2q8-h5pw, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11047.