CVE-2014-0250

7.5 · HIGH

Published Nov 16, 2014 freerdp CWE-189 EPSS 3.67% (89th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-0250 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting freerdp freerdp. It was published on November 16, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple integer overflows in client/X11/xf_graphics.c in FreeRDP allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the width and height to the (1) xf_Pointer_New or (2) xf_Bitmap_Decompress function, which causes an incorrect amount of memory to be allocated.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freerdp. Update freerdp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0287.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00008.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/365 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-18.xml Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:171 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/67670 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998934 GitHub github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/1871 GitHub github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/1874 Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0287.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0250?

CVE-2014-0250 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting freerdp freerdp. It was published on November 16, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0250?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-0250?

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