An issue was discovered in FreeRDP before 2.1.1.
Priority LOW 26CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in FreeRDP before 2.1.1. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability has been detected in security_fips_decrypt in libfreerdp/core/security.c due to an uninitialized value.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00538 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | FreeRDP |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.1 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
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4647 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreerdp 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 Moderatefreerdp 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: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g35v-3fjw-w5pj
References
Advisory 7
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8fb6336a4072abcee8ce5bd6ae91104628c7bb69
- USN-4379-1
- USN-4382-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1090
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200829 [SECURITY] [DLA 2356-1] freerdp security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231007 [SECURITY] [DLA 3606-1] freerdp2 security update
Sources
- CVE-2020-13397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g35v-3fjw-w5pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-13397 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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