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CVE-2020-11088 json

Out-of-bound read in FreeRDP

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-3450

cvss
3.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In FreeRDP less than or equal to 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bound read in ntlm_read_NegotiateMessage. This has been fixed in 2.1.0.

Patch / fix

  • freerdp freerdp 2.1.0
  • freerdp2 Debian 12 2.1.1+dfsg1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11088

  • freerdp2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • freerdp2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11088

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  • freerdp RHEL 8 2:2.1.1-1.el8
  • vinagre RHEL 8 3.22.0-23.el8
  • libwinpr RHEL 8 2:2.1.1-1.el8
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 8 2:2.1.1-1.el8
  • freerdp RHEL 7 2.1.1-2.el7
  • libwinpr RHEL 7 2.1.1-2.el7
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 7 2.1.1-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4647RHSA-2020:4031

  • freerdp SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 2.1.2-12.20.1
  • vinagre SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 3.20.2-16.3.3
  • freerdp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2 2.1.2-15.7.1
  • freerdp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 2.1.2-10.15.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2272-1SUSE-SU-2020:2068-1SUSE-SU-2020:2032-1

  • freerdp openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.1.2-lp151.5.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:1090-1

  • vinagre AlmaLinux 8 3.22.0-23.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:4647

  • vinagre Rocky Linux 8 3.22.0-23.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:4647

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-11088 updated cvss 5.4

freerdp: out-of-bounds read in ntlm_read_NegotiateMessage

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) freerdp-devel 2.1.1-1.el8, freerdp-debuginfo 2.1.1-1.el8, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.1.1-1.el8, freerdp-debugsource 2.1.1-1.el8, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.1.1-1.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp 2.1.1-1.el8, libwinpr 2.1.1-1.el8, vinagre 3.22.0-23.el8, freerdp-libs 2.1.1-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4647
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) freerdp 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs 2.1.1-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-debuginfo 2.1.1-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) freerdp 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs 2.1.1-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-debuginfo 2.1.1-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) freerdp 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs 2.1.1-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-devel 2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-debuginfo 2.1.1-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4031

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Exploit prediction

1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • FreeRDP FreeRDP

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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