CVE-2022-41877

4.6 MEDIUM
Published: November 16, 2022 Modified: November 03, 2025
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Description

FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. Affected versions of FreeRDP are missing input length validation in `drive` channel. A malicious server can trick a FreeRDP based client to read out of bound data and send it back to the server. This issue has been addressed in version 2.9.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should not use the drive redirection channel - command line options `/drive`, `+drives` or `+home-drive`.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6655841cf2a00b764f855040aecb8803cfc5eaba
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-pmv3-wpw4-pw5h
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDOTAOJBCZKREZJPT6VZ25GESI5T6RBG/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGQN3OWQNHSMWKOF4D35PF5ASKNLC74B/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6655841cf2a00b764f855040aecb8803cfc5eaba
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-pmv3-wpw4-pw5h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDOTAOJBCZKREZJPT6VZ25GESI5T6RBG/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGQN3OWQNHSMWKOF4D35PF5ASKNLC74B/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

13 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-1284

Affected Vendors

freerdp fedoraproject

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