GLSA-201210-03 : rdesktop: Directory Traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62633

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201210-03 (rdesktop: Directory Traversal)

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

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.

Solution

All rdesktop users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/rdesktop-1.7.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201210-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62633

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201210-03.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 10/19/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rdesktop, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1595

BID: 47419

GLSA: 201210-03