CVE-2017-2838 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Vulnerability Description

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freerdp	Freerdp	2.0.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99942Broken Link
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0340Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99942Broken Link
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0340Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-2838?

CVE-2017-2838 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination ...

How severe is CVE-2017-2838?

CVE-2017-2838 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-2838?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freerdp Freerdp, Debian Debian Linux.