CVE-2018-1000852

Name: CVE-2018-1000852
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-12-20T15:29:02.597+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.67%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000852 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. FreeRDP FreeRDP 2.0.0-rc3 released version before commit 205c612820dac644d665b5bb1cdf437dc5ca01e3 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in channels/drdynvc/client/drdynvc_main.c, drdynvc_process_capability_request that can result in The RDP server can read the client's memory.. This attack appear to be exploitable via RDPClient must connect the rdp server with echo option. EPSS estimates a 2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

FreeRDP FreeRDP 2.0.0-rc3 released version before commit 205c612820dac644d665b5bb1cdf437dc5ca01e3 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in channels/drdynvc/client/drdynvc_main.c, drdynvc_process_capability_request that can result in The RDP server can read the client's memory.. This attack appear to be exploitable via RDPClient must connect the rdp server with echo option. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 205c612820dac644d665b5bb1cdf437dc5ca01e3.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability

2.67%

83.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freerdp	Freerdp	< 2.0.0
Freerdp	Freerdp	2.0.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	20.04
Fedoraproject	Fedora	28

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2157Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/4866Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/4871Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/4871/commits/baee520e3dd9be6511c45a14c5f5e77784de1471Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YVJKO2DR5EY4C4QZOP7SNNBEW2JW6FHX/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2157Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/4866Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/4871Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/4871/commits/baee520e3dd9be6511c45a14c5f5e77784de1471Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YVJKO2DR5EY4C4QZOP7SNNBEW2JW6FHX/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4379-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000852?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000852?

CVE-2018-1000852 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000852?

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Source: NVD / NIST