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CVE-2022-24882

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl
9.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). In versions prior to 2.7.0, NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication does not properly abort when someone provides and empty password value. This issue affects FreeRDP based RDP Server implementations. RDP clients are not affected. The vulnerability is patched in FreeRDP 2.7.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

How to fix

Remediation Available
freerdp2Debian
Fixed in:2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb11u3CVE-2022-24882
Fixed in:2.7.0+dfsg1-1CVE-2022-24882
freerdp2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1USN-5461-1
libfreerdp-client2-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1USN-5461-1
libfreerdp-server2-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.3USN-5461-1
Fixed in:2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1USN-5461-1

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

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

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