Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-2836 can crash affected FreeRDP clients when they process a malicious server challenge involving proprietary certificates. The business impact is service disruption for users relying on those clients, not data theft or system takeover based on the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely where affected FreeRDP builds are used on Windows, OSX, or Linux, especially against untrusted RDP servers or networks where man-in-the-middle interception is plausible. Sources identify FreeRDP only. Treat as a moderate availability risk. Prioritize remediation for users who depend on FreeRDP for operational access or who connect across less trusted networks. It is not described as enabling confidentiality loss or code execution. Mitigation focus: Inventory FreeRDP deployments and identify affected 2.0.0-beta1+android11 builds.; Check FreeRDP and operating system vendor advisories for corrected packages.; Apply relevant distribution updates, including Debian guidance where applicable..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- DSA-3923CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0338CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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