CVE-2011-1595

Published: May 24, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.2 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (9)

Products: Rdesktop: Rdesktop

1 product

Configuration A

9 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Up to 1.6.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.0.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.1.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.2.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.3.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.3.1
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.4.0
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.4.1
Rdesktop Rdesktop	Version 1.5.0

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (30)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/44881

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/51023

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025525

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:102

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47419

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1136-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0506.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/44881

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/51023

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025525

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:102

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47419

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1136-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0506.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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