CVE-2026-29774

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, a client-side heap buffer overflow occurs in the FreeRDP client's AVC420/AVC444 YUV-to-RGB conversion path due to missing horizontal bounds validation of H.264 metablock regionRects coordinates. In yuv.c, the clamp() function (line 347) only validates top/bottom against the surface/YUV height, but never checks left/right against the surface width. When avc420_yuv_to_rgb (line 67) computes destination and source pointers using rect->left, it performs unchecked pointer arithmetic that can reach far beyond the allocated surface buffer. A malicious server sends a WIRE_TO_SURFACE_PDU_1 with AVC420 codec containing a regionRects entry where left greatly exceeds the surface width (e.g., left=60000 on a 128px surface). The H.264 bitstream decodes successfully, then yuv420_process_work_callback calls avc420_yuv_to_rgb which computes pDstPoint = pDstData + rect->top * nDstStep + rect->left * 4, writing 16-byte SSE vectors 1888+ bytes past the allocated heap region. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Mar 2026, 14:51

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References () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6482b7a92fff3959582cef052d1967ad6bde3738 - () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6482b7a92fff3959582cef052d1967ad6bde3738 - Patch
References () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5q35-hv9x-7794 - () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5q35-hv9x-7794 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp

16 Mar 2026, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5q35-hv9x-7794 - () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5q35-hv9x-7794 -

13 Mar 2026, 19:54

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-13 19:54

Updated : 2026-03-17 14:51


NVD link : CVE-2026-29774

Mitre link : CVE-2026-29774

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-29774


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Products Affected

freerdp

  • freerdp
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write