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Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, in ClearCodec, when `glyphData` is present, `clear_decompress` calls `freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap` without validating the destination rectangle, allowing an out-of-bounds read/write via crafted RDPGFX surface updates. 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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-13 | Published 2026-01-19 | Updated 2026-01-20 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 7.7CVSS: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:P

Problem types

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Product status

< 3.21.0
affected

References

github.com/...reeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-xj5h-9cr5-23c5

github.com/...6cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/clear.c

github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0

cve.org (CVE-2026-23531)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-23531)

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