HIGHCVE-2026-23530Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-23530: FreeRDP has heap-buffer-overflow in planar_decompress_plane_rle
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0,`freerdp_bitmap_decompress_planar` does not validate `nSrcWidth`/`nSrcHeight` against `planar->maxWidth`/`maxHeight` before RLE decode. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side heap buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Metrics
- CVSS v4.0
- 7.7
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- FreeRDP / FreeRDP< 3.21.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PReferences
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hv-852m-fq7p
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L1689-L1696
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L1713-L1716
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L951-L953
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0