CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedFreeRDP versions prior to 3.28.0 are vulnerable to a double-free vulnerability when handling the selectedmonitors field in .rdp connection files. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit a crafted .rdp file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or application crashes. Organizations using FreeRDP, especially those relying on remote desktop functionalities, should prioritize patching to mitigate this high-severity risk.
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Original NVD Description
FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected 3.x through 3.27.1) contains a double-free vulnerability in freerdp_client_rdp_file_apply_to_settings() (client/common/file.c) when parsing the selectedmonitors field of a .rdp connection file. The MonitorIds array is allocated through the settings object, and a raw non-owning pointer to it is freed on the strtoul error path without clearing settings->MonitorIds, leaving it dangling; at teardown freerdp_settings_free() frees the same buffer again. An attacker who convinces a victim to open a crafted .rdp file with oversized monitor tokens can trigger a size-controlled double-free in any FreeRDP CLI client (xfreerdp/sdl-freerdp/wlfreerdp) in the default configuration.
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