CVE-2017-2836: Medium severity freerdp vulnerability

Published Apr 24, 2018
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Updated

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the reading of proprietary server certificates 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.

Affected Software

4 affected components
debian/freerdp
FreeRDP freerdp=2.0.0-beta1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

Apr 24, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2836?

The severity of CVE-2017-2836 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to program termination.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-2836?

To fix CVE-2017-2836, upgrade to a patched version of FreeRDP that resolves the vulnerability.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2017-2836?

CVE-2017-2836 affects users of FreeRDP version 2.0.0-beta1 and certain Debian Linux distributions.

4

What causes the denial of service in CVE-2017-2836?

The denial of service in CVE-2017-2836 is caused by processing specially crafted challenge packets that lead to program termination.

5

Is CVE-2017-2836 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-2836 is exploitable remotely if an attacker can send the crafted challenge packets to the affected FreeRDP server.

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