UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40574

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40574

    Published: 31 Aug 2023Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-40574

    Summary:

    Details: FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the `writePixelBGRX` function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the `nHeight` and `srcStep` variables. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40574, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-422p-gj6x-93cw, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_YUV.c#L414-L445, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40574

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freerdp2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.4?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.4

    Affected versions

    2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-1
    2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2
    2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build1
    2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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