Secunia Security Advisory - Fedora has issued an update for rdesktop. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Fedora update for rdesktop
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30248
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 7
http://secunia.com/product/15552/
Fedora 8
http://secunia.com/product/16769/
Fedora 9
http://secunia.com/product/18642/
DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for rdesktop. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA30118
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update rdesktop").
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30118:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118/
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