rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:47419

Info

rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 47419
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2011-1595
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 19 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:30PM
Credit: Noam Rathaus
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
rdesktop rdesktop 1.6.9
rdesktop rdesktop 1.5
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: rdesktop rdesktop 1.7

Discussion

rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

rdesktop is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to view arbitrary local files within the context of the webserver. Information harvested may aid in launching further attacks.

rdesktop prior to 1.7.0 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue with a web browser.

Solution / Fix

rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Slackware Linux 12.0

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Slackware Linux 12.2

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Slackware Linux 13.1

Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64

Slackware Linux 12.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Slackware Linux 13.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Slackware Linux 11.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

rdesktop Disk Redirection Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

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