VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-8784
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability7.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-11-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress_segment() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
Weakness classification
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
Primary references
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@checkpoint.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory