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TITLE:
Slackware update for rdesktop

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30380

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30380/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for rdesktop. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

For more information see vulnerability #1 in:
SA30118

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.395286

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30118:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118/

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