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USN-1136-1: rdesktop vulnerability

25 May 2011

An attacker could access your files if rdesktop connected to a malicious server.

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Releases

Packages

  • rdesktop - RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server

Details

It was discovered that rdesktop incorrectly handled specially crafted
paths when using disk redirection. If a user were tricked into connecting
to a malicious server, an attacker could access arbitrary files on the
user's filesystem.

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntu 10.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References