Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP GSM610 audio decoder
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
FreeRDP from 2.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the GSM610 audio decoder function freerdp_dsp_decode_gsm610. A malicious RDP server can send truncated GSM610 audio frames that make the client read past its audio buffers and crash. No privileges are required for the attacker.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
FreeRDP 2.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in freerdp_dsp_decode_gsm610 that allows malicious RDP servers to read past audio buffers by sending truncated GSM610 frames. Attackers can negotiate GSM610 on rdpsnd and send a WAVE2 message shorter than a 33- or 32-byte WAV49 frame to crash the client.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.32.2 or later. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 are affected. The sources list no fixed version for them.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FreeRDP 3.32.2
27 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 11 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84268 Denial of service in FreeRDP WinPR PNG and JPEG image readersPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-84291 Denial of service in FreeRDP via oversized X.224 routing tokenPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2026-84280 Use-after-free in FreeRDP dyn-channel-dump modulePriority HIGH 69
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121387
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4g7-hfh9-p954
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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-2026-121387 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121387 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4g7-hfh9-p954 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-121387 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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