Fedora 31 : 1:xrdp (2020-9c26a458ae)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138237

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This is a security fix release that includes fixes for the following local buffer overflow vulnerability.

- CVE-2020-4044: Local users can perform a buffer overflow attack against the xrdp-sesman service and then impersonate it

This update is recommended for all xrdp users.

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Solution

Update the affected 1:xrdp package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-9c26a458ae

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138237

File Name: fedora_2020-9c26a458ae.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/9/2020

Updated: 7/15/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4044

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:fedoraproject:fedora:1:xrdp, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4044