CVE-2023-40569
Publication date 31 August 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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 Write in the `progressive_decompress` function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the `nXSrc` and `nYSrc` variables. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.5
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.8 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6401-1
- FreeRDP vulnerabilities
- 4 October 2023