Description
FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta4 before 3.32.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference in arm_handle_request_ok when an ARM endpoint returns an empty HTTP 200 body. Attackers controlling the configured ARM gateway can return a zero-length body to pass NULL to strnlen and crash the connecting client.
Affected products
freerdp: freerdp
References3
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qjwp-c855-h… ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qjwp-c855-h… ExploitVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-beta4-before-3.32.0-… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
6.0
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 23 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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