Debian DSA-4394-1 : rdesktop - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 122271

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues were found in the rdesktop RDP client, which could result in denial of service, information disclosure and the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the rdesktop packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.4-1~deb9u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/rdesktop

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/rdesktop

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 122271

File Name: debian_DSA-4394.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/19/2019

Updated: 2/13/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rdesktop, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20174, CVE-2018-20175, CVE-2018-20176, CVE-2018-20177, CVE-2018-20178, CVE-2018-20179, CVE-2018-20180, CVE-2018-20181, CVE-2018-20182, CVE-2018-8791, CVE-2018-8792, CVE-2018-8793, CVE-2018-8794, CVE-2018-8795, CVE-2018-8796, CVE-2018-8797, CVE-2018-8798, CVE-2018-8799, CVE-2018-8800

DSA: 4394