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TI-2020-08922 Aliases CVE-2020-11048

Out-of-bounds Read in FreeRDPrdp_read_flow_control_pdu

Priority LOW 15CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In FreeRDP after 1.0 and before 2.0.0, there is an out-of-bounds read. It only allows to abort a session. No data extraction is possible. This has been fixed in 2.0.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0185 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeRDPFreeRDP> 1.0, < 2.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FreeRDP VendorFreeRDP Affected > 1.0, < 2.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 to before 2.0.0VulnerableFreeRDP
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*20.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·FreeRDP
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4647 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freerdp and vinagre security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) freerdp-devel-2:2.1.1-1.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp-2:2.1.1-1.el8, freerdp-libs-2:2.1.1-1.el8, libwinpr-2:2.1.1-1.el8 +2
  • RHSA-2020:4031 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freerdp security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) freerdp-2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs-2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-2.1.1-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel-2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-devel-2.1.1-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) freerdp-2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs-2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs-2.1.1-2.el7.ppc +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel-2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-devel-2.1.1-2.el7.ppc, libwinpr-devel-2.1.1-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) freerdp-2.1.1-2.el7, freerdp-libs-2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-2.1.1-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) freerdp-devel-2.1.1-2.el7, libwinpr-devel-2.1.1-2.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4031

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11048

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 5

  • 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
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Sources

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