CVE-2026-23732

Summary

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, FastGlyph parsing trusts cbData/remaining length and never validates against the minimum size implied by cx/cy. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side global buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS). Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-122: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-7qxp-j2fj-c3pp

References

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-7qxp-j2fj-c3pp
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/cache/glyph.c#L463-L480
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/codec/color.c#L261-L277
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/core/graphics.c#L138
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/core/orders.c#L2186C17-L2199
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0

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