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MiracleLinux 4 : rdesktop-1.6.0-8.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2011-197:01)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 284252
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2011-197:01 advisory.rdesktop is an open source client for Windows NT Terminal Server and Windows 2000 & 2003 Terminal Services, capable of natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to present the user's NT desktop. Unlike Citrix ICA, no server extensions are required.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2011-1595 No description available at the time of writing, please use the CVE link below.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected rdesktop package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 284252
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2011-197.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/14/2026
Updated: 1/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1595
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rdesktop, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1595