CVE-2024-32041 | FreeRDP OutOfBound Read in zgfx_decompress_segment

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FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients that use a version of FreeRDP prior to 3.5.0 or 2.11.6 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read. Versions 3.5.0 and 2.11.6 patch the issue. As a workaround, deactivate `/gfx` (on by default, set `/bpp` or `/rfx` options instead.

Published: 2024-04-22 Last update: 2025-02-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-32041 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.57% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-32041

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-32041

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.38% 1.95% +1.57%
2 2026-06-08 0.29% 0.38% +0.09%
3 2026-04-27 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-32041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-32041

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-32041

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-32041: 1 source package rows (freerdp); 42 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 42. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-32041
debian unimportant CVE-2024-32041 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (freerdp2, freerdp3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-32041
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-32041
suse medium CVE-2024-32041 severity moderate: SUSE including 82 source package names (2.2.1-5.57:libcurl4-8.14.1-slfo.1.1_4.1, 2.2.1-5.64:curl-8.14.1-slfo.1.1_4.1, …), 207 product×package rows across 48 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (48 product lines)): Fixed 167, Known Not Affected 27, First Fixed 13. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-32041/
ubuntu low CVE-2024-32041 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (freerdp, freerdp2, freerdp3), 27 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 11, released 10, needs-triage 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-32041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-32041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freerdp freerdp < 2.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freerdp freerdp >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 39 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 40 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-32041

URL Tags
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/10077 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.11.6 Release Notes
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.5.0 Release Notes
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5r4p-mfx2-m44r Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5JL476WVJSIE7SBUKVJRVA6A52V2HOLZ/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7SIS6NUNLUBOV4CPCSWKDE6T6C2W3WTR/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PX3U6YPZQ7PEJBVKSBUOLWVH7DHROHY5/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZKI4UISUXYNBPN4K6TIQKDRTIJ6CDCKJ/ Third Party Advisory
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