Integer overflow in the license_read_scope_list function in libfreerdp/core/license.c in…
Priority LOW 34CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the license_read_scope_list function in libfreerdp/core/license.c in FreeRDP through 1.0.2 allows remote RDP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large ScopeCount value in a Scope List in a Server License Request packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01834 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96mv-2w64-8xpw
References
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20140102 CVE for freerdp int overflow?
- [oss-security] 20140103 Re: CVE for freerdp int overflow?
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998941
- https://github.com/sidhpurwala-huzaifa/FreeRDP/commit/e2745807c4c3e0a590c0f69a9b655dc74ebaa03e
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0287.html
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/1649
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200829 [SECURITY] [DLA 2356-1] freerdp security update
More Freerdp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-85092 Use-after-free in FreeRDP rdpgfx channel close handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-85091 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP proxy via bitmap cache v2 capability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-24435 FreeRDP has a `size_t` underflow in ADPCM decoder leads to heap-buffer-overflow write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21373 Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08692 Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-21374 Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-0791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96mv-2w64-8xpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0791 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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