CVE-2017-2839

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.

5.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: FreeRDP FreeRDP

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-2017-0341	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2839?: CVE-2017-2839 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2839?: To fix CVE-2017-2839, 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-2017-2839 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-2839 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2839?: CVE-2017-2839 affects FreeRDP FreeRDP.

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