title: FreeRDP may read and display out of bounds data
description: FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1. If you cannot upgrade do not use the `/video` switch.
problem types: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
affected:
{
vendor: FreeRDP
product: FreeRDP
versions:
version: <= 2.8.0, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.9
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]