CVE-2022-39283

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: October 12, 2022 Modified: November 03, 2025
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Description

FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1. If you cannot upgrade do not use the `/video` switch.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.8.1
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HEWWYMGWIMD4RDCOGHWMZXUMBGZHC5NW/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLZCF7YHNC5BECDPEJNAZUYGNNM7NFME/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDOTAOJBCZKREZJPT6VZ25GESI5T6RBG/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-24
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.8.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HEWWYMGWIMD4RDCOGHWMZXUMBGZHC5NW/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLZCF7YHNC5BECDPEJNAZUYGNNM7NFME/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDOTAOJBCZKREZJPT6VZ25GESI5T6RBG/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

15 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
39th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-908

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject freerdp

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