CVE-2020-11047 Out-of-bounds Read in FreeRDP

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11047, GHSA-9fw6-m2q8-h5pw, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11047.

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