An issue was discovered in FreeRDP before 2.1.1. An out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability has been detected in crypto_rsa_common in libfreerdp/crypto/crypto.c.
CVE-2020-13398
Score 8.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.3
- EG Score
- 8.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 43(Track)EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity83% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 82%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 22, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00080.html
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8305349a943c68b1bc8c158f431dc607655aadea
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8fb6336a4072abcee8ce5bd6ae91104628c7bb69
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00054.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4382-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00080.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8305349a943c68b1bc8c158f431dc607655aadea
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8fb6336a4072abcee8ce5bd6ae91104628c7bb69
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00054.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-13398(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:2415Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2020:2417Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2020:2405Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2020:2407Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2020:2406Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | winpr-utils (2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) @ focal | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libxfreerdp-client1.1 (1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libxfreerdp-client1.1 (1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.2) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_0.2 | 2020-06-08 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_1.2 | 2020-06-08 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-0:2.0.0-4.rc4.el7_8.1 | 2020-06-05 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-0:1.0.2-7.el6_10 | 2020-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.2 | 2020-06-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-1 ... 2.3.0+dfsg1-2 (13 versions) | 2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb10u3 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | — | 2.1.1+dfsg1-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | — | 2.1.1+dfsg1-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13, 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u1, 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u2, 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u3 | 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u4 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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