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TITLE:
rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44200

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-04-20

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in rdesktop, which can be exploited
by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within
the disk redirection feature, which can be exploited to manipulate
files outside of the intended root folder via directory traversal
attacks by e.g. tricking a user into connecting to a malicious
server.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.7.0.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.7.0.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Noam Rathaus, Beyond Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
rdesktop:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554
http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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