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

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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 ( -at -) 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