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CVE-2026-31883

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1: 9.8 EPSS 0.07%
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Freerdp
Parameter Value
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL)
Affected Versions before 3.24.0
Fixed In 3.24.0
Type CWE-191 (Integer Underflow), CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)
Vendor Freerdp
Public PoC No

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, a size_t underflow in the IMA-ADPCM and MS-ADPCM audio decoders leads to heap-buffer-overflow write via the RDPSND audio channel. In libfreerdp/codec/dsp.c, the IMA-ADPCM and MS-ADPCM decoders subtract block header sizes from a size_t variable without checking for underflow.

When nBlockAlign (received from the server) is set such that size % block_size == 0 triggers the header parsing at a point where size is smaller than the header (4 or 8 bytes), the subtraction wraps size to ~SIZE_MAX. The while (size > 0) loop then continues for an astronomical number of iterations. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 1

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Freerdp Freerdp
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.24.0