GLSA 201903-06: rdesktop: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	rdesktop: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/10/2019
Bugs:	#674558
ID:	201903-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rdesktop, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/rdesktop	< 1.8.4	>= 1.8.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rdesktop. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.

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-1.8.4"
    

References

• 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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201903-06.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

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