CVE-2025-4478 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Freerdp
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 16
Latest updateJul 8
Description
A flaw was found in the FreeRDP used by Anaconda's remote install feature, where a crafted RDP packet could trigger a segmentation fault. This issue causes the service to crash and remain defunct, resulting in a denial of service. It occurs pre-boot and is likely due to a NULL pointer dereference. Rebooting is required to recover the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-3p57-rq4q-233x: A flaw was found in the gnome-remote-desktop used by Anaconda's remote install feature, where a crafted RDP packet could trigger a segmentation fault↗2025-05-19
OSV▶
CVE-2025-4478: A flaw was found in the FreeRDP used by Anaconda's remote install feature, where a crafted RDP packet could trigger a segmentation fault↗2025-05-16
CVEList▶
Gnome-remote-desktop: freerdp: unauthenticated rdp packet causes segfault in freerdp leading to denial of service↗2025-05-16