FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. In affected versions there is a Global-Buffer-Overflow in the ncrush_decompress function. Feeding crafted input into this function can trigger the overflow which has only been shown to cause a crash. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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03 Nov 2025, 21:16
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Information
Published : 2023-08-31 19:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 21:16
NVD link : CVE-2023-40589
Mitre link : CVE-2023-40589
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40589
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Products Affected
freerdp
- freerdp
debian
- debian_linux
fedoraproject
- fedora
CWE
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
