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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-23531
Name
CVE-2026-23531
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, in ClearCodec, when `glyphData` is present, `clear_decompress` calls `freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap` without validating the destination rectangle, allowing an out-of-bounds read/write via crafted RDPGFX surface updates. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side heap buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
freerdp
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.7
CVSSv4
9.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.11.8
Patched
yocto
kirkstone
2.6.1
Exploitable
yocto
master
2.11.8
Exploitable
yocto
master
3.26.0
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
2.11.8
Exploitable
yocto
scarthgap
3.4.0
Exploitable

Resolved with patches#


freerdp (buildroot:2025.02.x)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
[codec,clear] fix missing length checks
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531
2
[codec,clear] check clear_decomress glyphData
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531

freerdp (buildroot:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
[codec,clear] fix missing length checks
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531
2
[codec,clear] check clear_decomress glyphData
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531