CVE-2022-39282

RDP client: Read of uninitialized memory with parallel port redirection

Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. FreeRDP based clients on unix systems using `/parallel` command line switch might read uninitialized data and send it to the server the client is currently connected to. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. Please upgrade to 2.8.1 where this issue is patched. If unable to upgrade, do not use parallel port redirection (`/parallel` command line switch) as a workaround.

Analysis

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3654-1 freerdp2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4053-1 freerdp2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41784 FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. FreeRDP based clients on unix systems using `/parallel` command line switch might read uninitialized data and send it to the server the client is currently connected to. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. Please upgrade to 2.8.1 where this issue is patched. If unable to upgrade, do not use parallel port redirection (`/parallel` command line switch) as a workaround.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5734-1 FreeRDP vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00086}

epss

{'score': 0.00079}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00138}

epss

{'score': 0.00086}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-908

    Use of Uninitialized Resource

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 8:34 PM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:58 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 13, 2022, 12:00 AM