Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the `general_YUV444ToRGB_8u_P3AC4R_BGRX` function. This issue is likely down to insufficient data for the `pSrc` variable and results in crashes. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2023-40575
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 02:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the `general_YUV444ToRGB_8u_P3AC4R_BGRX` function. This issue is likely down to insufficient data for the `pSrc` variable and results in crashes. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
osv:CVE-2023-40575
Complete source record
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"id": "5e89527e6fb5650d53f0289543dc5a1d3edb0f3b1d19e8c01381ce52aa889816",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40575",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP",
"summary": "FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the `general_YUV444ToRGB_8u_P3AC4R_BGRX` function. This issue is likely down to insufficient data for the `pSrc` variable and results in crashes. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.",
"evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-40575",
"products": [],
"severity": "medium",
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-40575",
"GHSA-c6vw-92h9-5w9v"
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"database_specific": {
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}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.079270527Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5be5553e0da72178a4b94cc1ffbdace9ceb153e5/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_YUV.c#L414-L445",
"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40575.json",
"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-c6vw-92h9-5w9v",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40575",
"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-16"
],
"provider_metadata": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
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}
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"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 517392,
"published_at": "2023-08-31T21:34:11.729+00:00"
}