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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Malicious peer needs no auth (PR:N) over the network (AV:N/AC:L); impact is limited stale-buffer disclosure (C:L) plus an assertion crash DoS (A:H), with no described integrity impact (I:N).
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a buffer over-disclosure vulnerability in the gateway WebSocket transport (libfreerdp/core/gateway/websocket.c). The client's Pong reply reuses a fixed 1024-byte response stream whose length is not sealed to the actual received Ping payload, so a malicious gateway/WebSocket peer sending a non-empty Ping control frame causes the client to reply with an overlong Pong that discloses bytes beyond the received payload (the peer receives the masking key and can unmask the reply). A zero-length Ping reaches an assertion and terminates the client (denial of service).
AnalysisAI
Memory over-disclosure and denial of service in FreeRDP RDP clients (before 3.29.0) using the gateway WebSocket transport allows a malicious or man-in-the-middle gateway/WebSocket peer to read bytes beyond a received Ping payload or crash the client. Because the client's Pong reply reuses a fixed 1024-byte response stream whose length is never sealed to the actual Ping payload, a non-empty Ping causes the client to return an overlong Pong that leaks stale buffer contents (including the masking key, which lets the peer unmask the reply); a zero-length Ping hits an assertion and terminates the client. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the FreeRDP client to be using the gateway WebSocket transport (RDP tunneled over HTTPS/WebSocket) and to connect to an attacker-controlled or man-in-the-middle WebSocket gateway/peer; the malicious peer then sends a non-empty Ping control frame to trigger the over-disclosure, or a zero-length Ping to trigger the assertion-based denial of service. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (9.3, AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) rates all three impacts High, but the described behavior does not clearly support VI:H - the vulnerability is an information over-disclosure (confidentiality) plus an assertion-based crash (availability), with no described mechanism to modify client data or execute code, so the integrity rating appears inflated versus the description; verify with the vendor. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker who controls or man-in-the-middles the RDP gateway a victim connects to sends a crafted non-empty WebSocket Ping to the FreeRDP client; the client replies with an overlong Pong drawn from its reused 1024-byte buffer, leaking adjacent memory and the masking key so the attacker can unmask and read the disclosed bytes. Alternatively, the attacker sends a zero-length Ping to trip the client's assertion and terminate the session (DoS). … |
| Remediation | Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.29.0 or later, which seals the Pong response length to the received Ping payload (Vendor-released patch: 3.29.0, referenced by GHSA-8v6m-2cmc-chx9 and fix commit f3b4347105114fe7453828736bea069999af319f). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, conduct an asset inventory to identify all systems running FreeRDP clients and their current versions; prioritize systems with network exposure. …
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Same technique Denial Of Service
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Severity: Moderate| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | Not-Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | Not-Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | Not-Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Not-Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Not-Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Not-Affected |
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EUVD-2026-51811
GHSA-v4xr-wq7x-967g