Server crash via unterminated camera channel names
Published Jul 10, 2026 · Updated Jul 10, 2026
Out-of-bounds reads in FreeRDP before 3.28.0 allow remote attackers to crash camera-enabled RDP servers with crafted channel messages. The RDPECAM device-added and device-removed handlers scan attacker-controlled DeviceName and VirtualChannelName fields to the stream bound, then dereference the end pointer without confirming that a NUL terminator was found. A connected RDP client can reach the flaw only when the server enables and polls the camera device enumerator channel; a buffer-filling message causes a 1- or 2-byte heap over-read and can crash the process.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds reads in FreeRDP before 3.28.0 allow remote attackers to crash camera-enabled RDP servers with crafted channel messages. The RDPECAM device-added and device-removed handlers scan attacker-controlled DeviceName and VirtualChannelName fields to the stream bound, then dereference the end pointer without confirming that a NUL terminator was found. A connected RDP client can reach the flaw only when the server enables and polls the camera device enumerator channel; a buffer-filling message causes a 1- or 2-byte heap over-read and can crash the process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-57157
- Published
- Jul 10, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Vendor
- FreeRDP
- Product
- FreeRDP
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.28.0
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-47fr-jw86-c3fj proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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