CVE-2022-23481 Out-of-Bound Read in xrdp

What is CVE-2022-23481?

CVE-2022-23481 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

xrdp is an open source project which provides a graphical login to remote machines using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). xrdp < v0.9.21 contain a Out of Bound Read in xrdp_caps_process_confirm_active() function. There are no known workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23481?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Neutrinolabs Xrdp.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23481?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-23481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23481 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 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23481, GHSA-hm75-9jcg-p7hq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23481.