CVE-2011-1595
Rdesktop Disk Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the disk_create function in disk.c in rdesktop before 1.7.0, when disk redirection is enabled, allows remote RDP servers to read or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.
INFO
Published Date :
May 24, 2011, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the rdesktop package to a version greater than 1.6.0.
- Ensure disk redirection is disabled if it is not required.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2011-1595.
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1595 is
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1595
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html Added Reference http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44881 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51023 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025525 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:102 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47419 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1136-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252 Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0506.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 25, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.17%
score
0.53079
percentile