CVE-2017-2836

Description

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the reading of proprietary server certificates 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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: FreeRDP FreeRDP
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99942 vdb entry broken link
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0338 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2836?
CVE-2017-2836 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2836?
To fix CVE-2017-2836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-2836 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-2836 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2836?
CVE-2017-2836 affects FreeRDP FreeRDP.
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