CVE-2017-2837
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in...
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-2837- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11978
6.5
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11978- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p882-vv46-4qp2
5.9
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in...
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-p882-vv46-4qp2- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.9
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-2837- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-2837
5.9
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2837- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0243 No score
Updated freerdp packages fix security vulnerabilities
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle attack to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2834).
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the RDP receive functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2835).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the reading of proprietary server certificates in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2836).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2837).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2838, CVE-2017-2839).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2017-0475 No score
Updated freerdp packages fix security vulnerabilities
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle attack to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2834).
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the RDP receive functionality of FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted server response can cause an out-of-bounds write resulting in an exploitable condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use a man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2835).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the reading of proprietary server certificates in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2836).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of security data in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2837).
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists within the handling of challenge packets in FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1+android11. A specially crafted challenge packet can cause the program termination leading to a denial of service condition. An attacker can compromise the server or use man in the middle to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2838, CVE-2017-2839).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10768-1 No score
freerdp-2.4.0-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the freerdp-2.4.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10768-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2234-1 No score
Security update for freerdp
This update for freerdp fixes the following issues:
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CVE-2017-2834: Out-of-bounds write in license_recv() (bsc#1050714)
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CVE-2017-2835: Out-of-bounds write in rdp_recv_tpkt_pdu (bsc#1050712)
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CVE-2017-2836: Rdp Client Read Server Proprietary Certificate Denial of Service (bsc#1050699)
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CVE-2017-2837: Client GCC Read Server Security Data DoS (bsc#1050704)
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CVE-2017-2838: Client License Read Product Info Denial of Service Vulnerability (bsc#1050708)
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CVE-2017-2839: Client License Read Challenge Packet Denial of Service (bsc#1050711)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2234-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:2272-1 No score
Security update for freerdp
This update for freerdp fixes the following issues:
freerdp was updated to version 2.1.2 (bsc#1171441,bsc#1173247 and jsc#ECO-2006):
- CVE-2020-11017: Fixed a double free which could have denied the server's service.
- CVE-2020-11018: Fixed an out of bounds read which a malicious clients could have triggered.
- CVE-2020-11019: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service if logger was set to 'WLOG_TRACE'.
- CVE-2020-11038: Fixed a buffer overflow when /video redirection was used.
- CVE-2020-11039: Fixed an issue which could have allowed arbitrary memory read and write when USB redirection was enabled.
- CVE-2020-11040: Fixed an out of bounds data read in clear_decompress_subcode_rlex.
- CVE-2020-11041: Fixed an issue with the configuration for sound backend which could have led to server's denial of service.
- CVE-2020-11043: Fixed an out of bounds read in rfx_process_message_tileset.
- CVE-2020-11085: Fixed an out of bounds read in cliprdr_read_format_list.
- CVE-2020-11086: Fixed an out of bounds read in ntlm_read_ntlm_v2_client_challenge.
- CVE-2020-11087: Fixed an out of bounds read in ntlm_read_AuthenticateMessage.
- CVE-2020-11088: Fixed an out of bounds read in ntlm_read_NegotiateMessage.
- CVE-2020-11089: Fixed an out of bounds read in irp function family.
- CVE-2020-11095: Fixed a global out of bounds read in update_recv_primary_order.
- CVE-2020-11096: Fixed a global out of bounds read in update_read_cache_bitmap_v3_order.
- CVE-2020-11097: Fixed an out of bounds read in ntlm_av_pair_get.
- CVE-2020-11098: Fixed an out of bounds read in glyph_cache_put.
- CVE-2020-11099: Fixed an out of bounds Read in license_read_new_or_upgrade_license_packet.
- CVE-2020-11521: Fixed an out of bounds write in planar.c (bsc#1171443).
- CVE-2020-11522: Fixed an out of bounds read in gdi.c (bsc#1171444).
- CVE-2020-11523: Fixed an integer overflow in region.c (bsc#1171445).
- CVE-2020-11524: Fixed an out of bounds write in interleaved.c (bsc#1171446).
- CVE-2020-11525: Fixed an out of bounds read in bitmap.c (bsc#1171447).
- CVE-2020-11526: Fixed an out of bounds read in update_recv_secondary_order (bsc#1171674).
- CVE-2020-13396: Fixed an Read in ntlm_read_ChallengeMessage.
- CVE-2020-13397: Fixed an out of bounds read in security_fips_decrypt due to uninitialized value.
- CVE-2020-13398: Fixed an out of bounds write in crypto_rsa_common.
- CVE-2020-4030: Fixed an out of bounds read in
TrioParse. - CVE-2020-4031: Fixed a use after free in gdi_SelectObject.
- CVE-2020-4032: Fixed an integer casting in
update_recv_secondary_order. - CVE-2020-4033: Fixed an out of bound read in RLEDECOMPRESS.
- Fixed an issue where freerdp failed with -fno-common (bsc#1169748).
- Fixed an issue where USB redirection with FreeRDP was not working (bsc#1169679).
- Fixed an issue where freerdp could not start (bsc#1129193).
- Fixed an issue where copy and paste between remote host was transforming text to chinese (bsc#1004108).
- Added pulse support (bsc#1090677).
Additionally, the following issue was fixed:
- CVE-2020-15103: Fix integer overflow due to missing input sanitation in rdpegfx channel (bsc#1174321).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:2272-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3380-1 No score
freerdp vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain width and height values. A malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0250)
It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain values in a Scope List. A malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0791)
Tyler Bohan discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain length values. A malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2834, CVE-2017-2835)
Tyler Bohan discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain packets. A malicious server could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-2836, CVE-2017-2837, CVE-2017-2838, CVE-2017-2839)
- Record
USN-3380-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freerdpDebian:7 |
before 1.0.1-1.1+deb7u4, plus listed versions 1.0.1-1.1+deb7u21.0.1-1.1+deb7u3 |
1.0.1-1.1+deb7u4 |
freerdpDebian:8 |
before 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-4+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-4 |
1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-4+deb8u1 |
freerdpDebian:9 |
before 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13 |
1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-13+deb9u1 |
freerdpMageia:6 |
before 2.0.0-0.rc0.1.mga6 | 2.0.0-0.rc0.1.mga6 |
remminaMageia:6 |
before 1.2.0-0.rcgit.19.1.mga6 | 1.2.0-0.rcgit.19.1.mga6 |
vinagreMageia:6 |
before 3.22.0-3.1.mga6 | 3.22.0-3.1.mga6 |
freerdpMageia:5 |
before 1.0.2-5.2.mga5 | 1.0.2-5.2.mga5 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 |
before 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 | 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.3.2 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
before 2.1.2-12.20.1 | 2.1.2-12.20.1 |
freerdpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 |
before 2.1.2-12.20.1 | 2.1.2-12.20.1 |
vinagreSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 |
before 3.20.2-16.3.3 | 3.20.2-16.3.3 |
freerdpUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 1.0.2-1ubuntu11.0.2-2ubuntu1 |
1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1 |
freerdpUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1 |
1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.2 |
freerdp2openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.4.0-2.1 | 2.4.0-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-2837 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Freerdp, published July 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in freerdp 1.0.1-1.1+deb7u4.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/99942
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3923
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0339
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2837
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p882-vv46-4qp2
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0243.html
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bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21427
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0336
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0337
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0338
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0340
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0341
blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/07/vulnerbility-spotlight-freerdp-multiple.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JNO6AUPEMWZQNGI7PEVPRUZD3OFNCQ4R
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0475.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21448
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172234-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1050699
bugzilla.suse.com/1050704
bugzilla.suse.com/1050708
bugzilla.suse.com/1050711
bugzilla.suse.com/1050712
bugzilla.suse.com/1050714
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2834
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2835
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2836
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2837
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2838
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2839
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202272-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1004108
bugzilla.suse.com/1085416
bugzilla.suse.com/1087240
bugzilla.suse.com/1090677
bugzilla.suse.com/1103557
bugzilla.suse.com/1104918
bugzilla.suse.com/1112028
bugzilla.suse.com/1116708
bugzilla.suse.com/1117963
bugzilla.suse.com/1117964
bugzilla.suse.com/1117965
bugzilla.suse.com/1117966
bugzilla.suse.com/1117967
bugzilla.suse.com/1120507
bugzilla.suse.com/1129193
bugzilla.suse.com/1169679
bugzilla.suse.com/1169748
bugzilla.suse.com/1171441
bugzilla.suse.com/1171443
bugzilla.suse.com/1171444
bugzilla.suse.com/1171445
bugzilla.suse.com/1171446
bugzilla.suse.com/1171447
bugzilla.suse.com/1171674
bugzilla.suse.com/1173247
bugzilla.suse.com/1173605
bugzilla.suse.com/1174200
bugzilla.suse.com/1174321
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0886
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000852
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8784
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8785
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8786
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8787
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8788
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8789
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11017
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11018
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11019
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11038
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11039
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11040
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11041
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11043
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11085
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11086
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11087
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11088
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11089
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11095
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11096
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11097
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11098
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11099
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11521
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11522
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11523
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11524
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11525
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11526
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13396
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13397
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13398
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15103
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-4030
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-4031
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-4032
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-4033
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2837
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3380-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2837
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0250
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0791
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2834
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2835
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2836
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2838
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2839
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17177