CVE-2011-1595 Path traversal in n/a
Remote RDP servers can read or overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal when disk redirection is enabled in rdesktop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1595?
CVE-2011-1595 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1595?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
rdesktop Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2 |
rdesktop-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2 |
rdesktop Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
rdesktop-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
rdesktop Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
rdesktop-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
rdesktop Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
rdesktop-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 |
Products include Rdesktop Rdesktop.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1595?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-1595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1595, GHSA-x8vw-2wrg-9c52, RHSA-2011:0506.