CVE-2020-11521Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Client crash via malformed planar bitmap data

Published May 15, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP planar bitmap decoding allows remote authenticated users to crash the client with crafted bitmap data. planar_skip_plane_rle advances through raw RLE bytes with pointer arithmetic before confirming that the resulting position remains within the source buffer, while zero-length cache bitmaps are accepted at the allocation boundary. The attacker must supply the bitmap through an authenticated RDP session; the resulting memory corruption interrupts the client, and code execution has not been established.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability1.95%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP planar bitmap decoding allows remote authenticated users to crash the client with crafted bitmap data. planar_skip_plane_rle advances through raw RLE bytes with pointer arithmetic before confirming that the resulting position remains within the source buffer, while zero-length cache bitmaps are accepted at the allocation boundary. The attacker must supply the bitmap through an authenticated RDP session; the resulting memory corruption interrupts the client, and code execution has not been established.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-11521
Published
May 15, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-125, CWE-190, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.6NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.0NISTAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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