First published: Wed Sep 27 2023(Updated: )
xrdp is an open source remote desktop protocol server. Access to the font glyphs in xrdp_painter.c is not bounds-checked . Since some of this data is controllable by the user, this can result in an out-of-bounds read within the xrdp executable. The vulnerability allows an out-of-bounds read within a potentially privileged process. On non-Debian platforms, xrdp tends to run as root. Potentially an out-of-bounds write can follow the out-of-bounds read. There is no denial-of-service impact, providing xrdp is running in forking mode. This issue has been addressed in release 0.9.23.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Neutrinolabs Xrdp | <0.9.23.1 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =37 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =38 |
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CVE-2023-42822 is a vulnerability in the xrdp remote desktop protocol server that allows an out-of-bounds read within the xrdp executable.
The severity of CVE-2023-42822 is medium, with a severity value of 6.5.
CVE-2023-42822 affects xrdp versions up to and excluding 0.9.23.1, specifically in the xrdp_painter.c file where access to font glyphs is not bounds-checked, leading to an out-of-bounds read within the xrdp executable.
To fix CVE-2023-42822, it is recommended to update xrdp to version 0.9.23.1 or newer, which includes a patch for this vulnerability.
More information about CVE-2023-42822 can be found in the GitHub commit and security advisory, as well as the Fedora Project announcement linked in the references.