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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-11099

In FreeRDP before version 2.1.2, there is an out of bounds read in license_read_new_or_upgrade_license_packet. A manipulated license packet can lead to out of bound reads to an internal buffer. This is fixed in version 2.1.2.

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CVE-2020-11099
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31 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-11099

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jun 2020, 22:15 UTC

In FreeRDP before version 2.1.2, there is an out of bounds read in license_read_new_or_upgrade_license_packet. A manipulated license packet can lead to out of bound reads to an internal buffer. This is fixed in version 2.1.2.

osv:CVE-2020-11099
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11099",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-11099",
    "summary": "In FreeRDP before version 2.1.2, there is an out of bounds read in license_read_new_or_upgrade_license_packet. A manipulated license packet can lead to out of bound reads to an internal buffer. This is fixed in version 2.1.2.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-11099",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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            "1.1.0-beta1+android4",
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            "1.1.0-beta1+android3",
            "1.1.0-beta1+android2",
            "1.1.0-beta1+ios1",
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            "1.0.1",
            "1.0.0",
            "1.0-beta5",
            "1.0-beta4",
            "1.0-beta2",
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                "source": "https://github.com/freerdp/freerdp/commit/6ade7b4cbfd71c54b3d724e8f2d6ac76a58e879a",
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      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XOZLH35OJWIQLM7FYDXAP2EAUBDXE76V/",
        "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-977w-866x-4v5h",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4481-1/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00008.html",
        "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/6ade7b4cbfd71c54b3d724e8f2d6ac76a58e879a"
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            ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 388286,
  "published_at": "2020-06-22T22:15:12.273+00:00"
}