Guacamole RDP Audio UAF CVE-202330576 (0.9.101.5.1)
CVE-2023-30576 Published on June 7, 2023

Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-30576 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Timeline

Reported to security@guacamole.apache.org

Report acknowledged by project

Report confirmed by project

Fix completed and merged 27 days later.

Fix tested and confirmed by reporter 1 day later.

Fix released 16 days later.

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2023-30576 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache Guacamole: apache guacamole:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.21%
Percentile
42.82%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.