CVE-2017-2834

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-07-24
CWE:
CWE-129
Bugzilla:
1475224: CVE-2017-2834 freerdp: Out-of-bounds write in license_recv()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.

Find out more about CVE-2017-2834 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp Will not fix

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