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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201210-03 ] rdesktop: Directory Traversal

Posted on 19 October 2012
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201210-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: rdesktop: Directory Traversal
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #364191
ID: 201210-03

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability which allows a remote attacking server to read or
overwrite arbitrary files has been found in rdesktop.

Background
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rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/rdesktop < 1.7.0 >= 1.7.0

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in rdesktop. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All rdesktop users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rdesktop-1.7.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1595
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1595

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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