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CVE-2023-40575

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versi

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 Read in the general_YUV444ToRGB_8u_P3AC4R_BGRX function. This issue is likely down to insufficient data for the pSrc variable and results in crashes.

This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00123
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

1
freerdpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-c6vw-92h9-5w9vgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD31 Aug 2023 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20339-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13815-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13816-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:4893-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:4611-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_YUV.c#L414-L445Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16
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