cve/2018/CVE-2018-8784.md

### [CVE-2018-8784](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8784)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=FreeRDP&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-120%3A%20Buffer%20Copy%20without%20Checking%20Size%20of%20Input%20('Classic%20Buffer%20Overflow')&color=brighgreen)

### Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function zgfx_decompress_segment() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.