CVE-2017-2838
Published: 27 July 2017
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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freerdp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Released
(1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1)
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| upstream |
Needed
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| xenial |
Released
(1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.2)
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| zesty |
Released
(1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-10ubuntu1.1)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/03ab68318966c3a22935a02838daaea7b7fbe96c |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |