CVE-2013-4118

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

7.5 High

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.59%Up 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2013-4118
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2013-4118
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-4046 No score

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2013-4046
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wph-xvf5-qjph 7.5

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

FreeRDP before 1.1.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-7wph-xvf5-qjph
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2016-0331 No score

Updated freerdp packages fix security vulnerabilities

FreeRDP could crash due to a NULL or invalid pointer (CVE-2013-4118, CVE-2013-4119).

Record: MGASA-2016-0331
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2506-1 No score

Security update for freerdp

This update for freerdp fixes the following issues:

CVE-2013-4118: Added a NULL pointer check to fix a server crash (bsc#829013).
CVE-2014-0791: Integer overflow in the license_read_scope_list function in libfreerdp/core/license.c in FreeRDP allowed remote RDP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large ScopeCount value in a Scope List in a Server License Request packet. (bsc#857491)
CVE-2014-0250: Multiple integer overflows in client/X11/xf_graphics.c in FreeRDP allowed remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the width and height to the (1) xf_Pointer_New or (2) xf_Bitmap_Decompress function, which causes an incorrect amount of memory to be allocated. (bsc#880317)

Record: SUSE-SU-2016:2506-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freerdp` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.0.2-5.1.mga5	1.0.2-5.1.mga5
`freerdp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.0.2-9.1	1.0.2-9.1
`freerdp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.0.2-9.1	1.0.2-9.1
`freerdp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.0.2-9.1	1.0.2-9.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4118 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freerdp, published October 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.59%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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