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CVE-2022-23479

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

xrdp is an open source project which provides a graphical login to remote machines using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). xrdp < v0.9.21 contain a buffer over flow in xrdp_mm_chan_data_in() function. There are no known workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian LinuxNeutrinolabs — Xrdp

CWEs

References

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