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CVE-2011-1595

Directory traversal vulnerability in the disk_create function in disk.c in rdesktop before 1.7.0, when disk redirection

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00325
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
rdesktop<= 1.6.0
rdesktopall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=676252bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 May 2011 · 11:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-1136-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:0506Moderate
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html
http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44881
http://secunia.com/advisories/51023
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