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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61023
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1573-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rdesktop' package(s) announced via the DSA-1573-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rdesktop' package(s) announced via the DSA-1573-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in rdesktop, a Remote Desktop Protocol client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-1801

Remote exploitation of an integer underflow vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user.

CVE-2008-1802

Remote exploitation of a BSS overflow vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user.

CVE-2008-1803

Remote exploitation of an integer signedness vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.0-1etch2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006.

We recommend that you upgrade your rdesktop package.

Affected Software/OS:
'rdesktop' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1801
BugTraq ID: 29097
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
Debian Security Information: DSA-1573 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5561
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=696
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11570
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0576.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0725.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019990
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
http://secunia.com/advisories/30380
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
http://secunia.com/advisories/31222
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.395286
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
XForce ISS Database: rdesktop-isorecvmsg-code-execution(42272)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42272
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1802
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5585
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=697
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019991
XForce ISS Database: rdesktop-processredirectpdu-bo(42275)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42275
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1803
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992
XForce ISS Database: rdesktop-xrealloc-bo(42277)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277
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