FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, FreeRDP clients that negotiate RDPGFX AVC444 with an H.264 decoder backend calculate the intermediate YUV444 allocation size in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c with 32-bit multiplication in avc444_ensure_buffer. A malicious RDP server can supply surface dimensions for which piDstStride multiplied by padDstHeight wraps to a small nonzero value, causing winpr_aligned_recalloc to allocate an undersized buffer before YUV420CombineToYUV444 writes using the actual stride and rectangle dimensions. This can cause a client crash and may permit code execution through attacker-influenced heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/97f40b9e766af375f4e41ac6a3f4397d708d249c | Patch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vx73-w5q6-7jqr | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vx73-w5q6-7jqr | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/97f40b9e766af375f4e41ac6a3f4397d708d249c - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vx73-w5q6-7jqr - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Freerdp freerdp
Freerdp |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2026-08-19 18:16
Updated : 2026-10-26 11:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-55191
Mitre link : CVE-2026-55191
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55191
JSON object : View
Products Affected
freerdp
- freerdp
