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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26965

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26965 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, `planar_decompress_plane_rle()` writes into `pDstData` at `((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel` without verifying that `(nYDst+nSrcHeight)` fits in the destination height or that `(nXDst+nSrcWidth)` fits in the destination stride. When `TempFormat != DstFormat`, `pDstData` becomes `planar->pTempData` (sized for the desktop), while `nYDst` is only validated against the **surface** by `is_within_surface()`. A malicious RDP server can exploit this to perform a heap out-of-bounds write with attacker-controlled offset and pixel data on any connecting FreeRDP client. The OOB write reaches up to 132,096 bytes past the temp buffer end, and on the brk heap (desktop ≤ 128×128), an adjacent `NSC_CONTEXT` struct's `decode` function pointer is overwritten with attacker-controlled pixel data — control-flow–relevant corruption (function pointer overwritten) demonstrated under deterministic heap layout (`nsc->decode = 0xFF414141FF414141`). Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11freerdp22.10.0+dfsg1-1, 2.9.0+dfsg1, 2.9.0+dfsg1
Debian:13freerdp33.15.0+dfsg, 3.16.0+dfsg-1, 3.16.0+dfsg-2
Debian:12freerdp22.11.7+dfsg1, 2.11.7+dfsg1, 2.11.7+dfsg1
Debian:14freerdp33.18.0+dfsg-1, 3.17.2+dfsg-3, 3.17.2+dfsg-2

Timeline

  • Feb 25, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 16, 2026 CVE Updated
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