CVE-2017-2839: Medium severity FreeRDP freerdp vulnerability

Published Apr 24, 2018
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Updated

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.

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-2017-2839?

CVE-2017-2839 has a high severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-2839?

To fix CVE-2017-2839, upgrade FreeRDP to version 2.0.0 or later.

3

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2017-2839?

CVE-2017-2839 affects FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1 on Debian 8.0 and 9.0 systems.

4

What kind of attack does CVE-2017-2839 enable?

CVE-2017-2839 enables an attacker to perform a denial of service attack by sending crafted challenge packets.

5

Who is at risk from CVE-2017-2839?

Users of FreeRDP versions prior to the patched release are at risk from CVE-2017-2839.

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