CVE-2024-32659: freerdp_image_copy out of bound read

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients prior to version 3.5.1 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read if `((nWidth == 0) and (nHeight == 0))`. Version 3.5.1 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39, 40
FreeRDP: before 2.11.7; from 3.0.0 before 3.5.1 — fixed in 2.11.7, 3.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FreeRDP 2.11.7, 3.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6430945ce003a5e24d454d8566f54aae1b6b617b
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8jgr-7r33-x87w
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5JL476WVJSIE7SBUKVJRVA6A52V2HOLZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SIS6NUNLUBOV4CPCSWKDE6T6C2W3WTR/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PX3U6YPZQ7PEJBVKSBUOLWVH7DHROHY5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKI4UISUXYNBPN4K6TIQKDRTIJ6CDCKJ/
https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase-detail/6156779722440704
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6430945ce003a5e24d454d8566f54aae1b6b617b
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8jgr-7r33-x87w
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00016.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5JL476WVJSIE7SBUKVJRVA6A52V2HOLZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SIS6NUNLUBOV4CPCSWKDE6T6C2W3WTR/

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