CVE-2026-31883

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

17 Mar 2026, 14:26

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/16df2300e1e3f5a51f68fb1626429e58b531b7c8 - () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/16df2300e1e3f5a51f68fb1626429e58b531b7c8 - Patch
References () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-85x9-4xxp-xhm5 - () 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 - () 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


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Products Affected

freerdp

  • freerdp
CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-191

Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)