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01 Record

CVE-2018-8784

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress_segment() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: checkpoint
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress_segment() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
7.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-11-29 17:00Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-03-19
Assigning CNA
checkpoint
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
  • CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
  • CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
37e3aee39f1630fc5464e01b72be7518bd560c3a541303861fed3d1f98b339b0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.FreeRDPAll versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • freerdp2
    Fixed in 2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • freerdp2
    Fixed in 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-7ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.