Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-32659

critical Nessus Plugin ID 227486

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients prior to version 3.5.1 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read if `((nWidth == 0) and (nHeight == 0))`. Version 3.5.1 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available. (CVE-2024-32659)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 227486

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_32659.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 10/28/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-32659

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwinpr-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freerdp2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freerdp2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwinpr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-32659

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