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Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1136-1: rdesktop File Access Issue Moderate

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An attacker could access your files if rdesktop connected to a malicious server.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1136-1
May 25, 2011

rdesktop vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

An attacker could access your files if rdesktop connected to a malicious
server.

Software Description:
- rdesktop: RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server

Details:

It was discovered that rdesktop incorrectly handled specially crafted
paths when using disk redirection. If a user were tricked into connecting
to a malicious server, an attacker could access arbitrary files on the
user's filesystem.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
  rdesktop                        1.6.0-3ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
  rdesktop                        1.6.0-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  rdesktop                        1.6.0-2ubuntu3.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  CVE-2011-1595

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-3ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-3ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-2ubuntu3.1


Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1136-1: rdesktop File Access Issue Moderate

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 25, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Alert Notification USN-1137-8 highlights a vulnerability in rdesktop allowing unauthorized users to retrieve files through harmful server links in Ubuntu.
An attacker could access your files if rdesktop connected to a malicious server.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: rdesktop 1.6.0-3ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 10.10: rdesktop 1.6.0-3ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: rdesktop 1.6.0-2ubuntu3.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2011-1595

May 25, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-3ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-3ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/1.6.0-2ubuntu3.1

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