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Critical · 9.6 CVE-2026-68579 EUVD-2026-51989GHSA-m4j8-6wj9-56fg

FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Read

Published Aug 2, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

FreeRDP before 3.30.0 (<= 3.29.0) contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows clipboard client's CliprdrStream_Read function (client/Windows/wf_cliprdr.c). When an OLE paste consumer (e.g. explorer.exe) calls IStream::Read with a fixed-size buffer of cb bytes, CliprdrStream_Read requests file contents from the RDP server and then copies the response into the caller's buffer using the server-supplied length (req_fsize) instead of cb. A malicious or compromised RDP server can return an oversized CB_FILECONTENTS_RESPONSE, causing an out-of-bounds write of attacker-controlled data into the paste consumer's heap buffer when a user pastes server-offered clipboard file contents.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FreeRDP FreeRDP < 3.30.0 3.30.0

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 freerdp3 No fix yet —
Debian 12 freerdp2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS freerdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS freerdp No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —

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