CVE-2022-23613

Privilege escalation on xrdp

Description

xrdp is an open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server. In affected versions an integer underflow leading to a heap overflow in the sesman server allows any unauthenticated attacker which is able to locally access a sesman server to execute code as root. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.9.18.1 and above. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: neutrinolabs xrdp
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-8h98-h426-xf32 third party advisory
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/commit/4def30ab8ea445cdc06832a44c3ec40a506a0ffa third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3XGFJNQMNXHBD3J7CBM4YURYEDXROWZ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5ONRGARKHGFU2CIEQ7E6M6VJZEM5XWW/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23613?
CVE-2022-23613 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23613?
To fix CVE-2022-23613, 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-2022-23613 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23613 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-2022-23613?
CVE-2022-23613 affects neutrinolabs xrdp.
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