CVE-2019-17178
HIGHEPSS 84th pctlDescription
HuffmanTree_makeFromFrequencies in lodepng.c in LodePNG through 2019-09-28, as used in WinPR in FreeRDP and other products, has a memory leak because a supplied realloc pointer (i.e., the first argument to realloc) is also used for a realloc return value.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-252 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2005-4360 | High | 7.8 | 87% | - | - |
| CVE-2007-3798 | Critical | 9.8 | 70% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2010-0211 | Critical | 9.8 | 28% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-23626 | High | 8.5 | 9.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-10902 | High | 7.5 | 4.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-20216 | High | 7.5 | 3.9% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2019-17178?
Upgrade freerdp2 on debian 11 to 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2 or later.
Is CVE-2019-17178 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2019-17178 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2019-17178?
CVE-2019-17178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2019-17178 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for freerdp2 (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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