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CVE-2020-11044 (GCVE-0-2020-11044)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-07 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:21
VLAI
Title
Double Free in FreeRDP
Summary
In FreeRDP greater than 1.2 and before 2.0.0, a double free in update_read_cache_bitmap_v3_order crashes the client application if corrupted data from a manipulated server is parsed. This has been patched in 2.0.0.
Severity
2.2 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FreeRDP FreeRDP Affected: > 1.2, < 2.0.0
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