CVE-2020-11046 — In FreeRDP after 1

In FreeRDP after 1.0 and before 2.0.0, there is a stream out-of-bounds seek in update_read_synchronize that could lead to a later out-of-bounds read.

01What is this vulnerability?

In FreeRDP after 1.0 and before 2.0.0, there is a stream out-of-bounds seek in update_read_synchronize that could lead to a later out-of-bounds read.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
FreeRDP	FreeRDP	> 1.0, < 2.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T11:21:14.384Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-hx48-wmmm-mr5q
• github.com — https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/6006
• github.com — https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/ed53cd148f43cbab905eaa0f5308c2bf3c48cc…
• usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/
• usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/4382-1/
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00054.html
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html