GLSA 201210-03: rdesktop: Directory Traversal

Severity:normal
Title:rdesktop: Directory Traversal
Date:10/18/2012
Bugs: #364191
ID:201210-03

Synopsis

A vulnerability which allows a remote attacking server to read or overwrite arbitrary files has been found in rdesktop.

Background

rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-misc/rdesktop < 1.7.0 >= 1.7.0 All supported architectures

Description

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.

Resolution

All rdesktop users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rdesktop-1.7.0"
    

References

Availability

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?

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2010 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.

Thank you!