CVE-2023-40567

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Aug 31, 2023
Updated: Jan 12, 2024
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2023-40567 is a vulnerability that affects FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The vulnerability is an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the `clear_decompress_bands_data` function, and it lacks offset validation. Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to an out of bounds write. The issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3, so users are advised to upgrade to these versions. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. This vulnerability has a base severity of MEDIUM and a base score of 6.5 according to CVE's scoring system, indicating potential danger to organizations using the affected versions of FreeRDP.

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