Moderate: rdesktop security update
| Advisory: | RHSA-2008:0576-3 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Issued on: | 2008-07-24 |
| Last updated on: | 2008-07-24 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) |
| CVEs (cve.mitre.org): |
CVE-2008-1801 |
Details
Updated rdesktop packages that fix a security issues are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
rdesktop is an open source client for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server
and Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 Terminal Services, capable of natively
using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to present the user's NT desktop.
No additional server extensions are required.
An integer underflow vulnerability was discovered in the rdesktop. If an
attacker could convince a victim to connect to a malicious RDP server, the
attacker could cause the victim's rdesktop to crash or, possibly, execute
an arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-1801)
Users of rdesktop should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Updated packages
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/SRPMS/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: abb3e40ffe94cfc2659c098c2f902874 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/i386/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f66b98d1157281a554c358617018e9dc |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/x86_64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 71006a636cf56a2bce380caed35be632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/SRPMS/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: abb3e40ffe94cfc2659c098c2f902874 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/i386/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f66b98d1157281a554c358617018e9dc |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/ia64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: bcded19ac47d221e4a230099e0016789 |
| PPC: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/ppc/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e359b77b8b46806d3d8812e36fc201ad |
| s390: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/s390/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: a7e4e3e13169bb4240def112c3ef0ce4 |
| s390x: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/s390x/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 8c94c14c8ad461753b4cf6fefdf585d1 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/x86_64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 71006a636cf56a2bce380caed35be632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/SRPMS/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: abb3e40ffe94cfc2659c098c2f902874 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/i386/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f66b98d1157281a554c358617018e9dc |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/ia64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: bcded19ac47d221e4a230099e0016789 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/x86_64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 71006a636cf56a2bce380caed35be632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/SRPMS/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: abb3e40ffe94cfc2659c098c2f902874 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/i386/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f66b98d1157281a554c358617018e9dc |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/ia64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: bcded19ac47d221e4a230099e0016789 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/NULL/rdesktop/1.2.0-3/x86_64/rdesktop-1.2.0-3.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 71006a636cf56a2bce380caed35be632 |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
445825 - CVE-2008-1801 rdesktop: iso_recv_msg() Integer Underflow Vulnerability
References
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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