FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, a size_t underflow in the IMA-ADPCM and MS-ADPCM audio decoders leads to heap-buffer-overflow write via the RDPSND audio channel. In libfreerdp/codec/dsp.c, the IMA-ADPCM and MS-ADPCM decoders subtract block header sizes from a size_t variable without checking for underflow. When nBlockAlign (received from the server) is set such that size % block_size == 0 triggers the header parsing at a point where size is smaller than the header (4 or 8 bytes), the subtraction wraps size to ~SIZE_MAX. The while (size > 0) loop then continues for an astronomical number of iterations. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/16df2300e1e3f5a51f68fb1626429e58b531b7c8 | Patch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-85x9-4xxp-xhm5 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-85x9-4xxp-xhm5 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
17 Mar 2026, 14:26
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| First Time |
Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/16df2300e1e3f5a51f68fb1626429e58b531b7c8 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-85x9-4xxp-xhm5 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
16 Mar 2026, 18:16
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| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-85x9-4xxp-xhm5 - |
13 Mar 2026, 19:54
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-13 19:54
Updated : 2026-03-17 14:26
NVD link : CVE-2026-31883
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31883
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31883
JSON object : View
Products Affected
freerdp
- freerdp
