Gentoo GLSA-201210-03 Normal: Rdesktop Directory Traversal Risk
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October 18, 2012
A vulnerability which allows a remote attacking server to read or overwrite arbitrary files has been found in rdesktop.
Summary
A vulnerability has been discovered in rdesktop. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Resolution
All rdesktop users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rdesktop-1.7.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1595 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1595
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201210-03
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: rdesktop: Directory Traversal
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #364191
ID: 201210-03
Background
rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/rdesktop < 1.7.0 >= 1.7.0
Impact
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Remote RDP servers may be able to read or overwrite arbitrary files via
a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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