Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61459
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-148-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'rdesktop' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-148-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'rdesktop' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-148-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New rdesktop packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue caused by using rdesktop to connect to a malicious or compromised RDP server. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz: Upgraded to rdesktop-1.6.0. According to the rdesktop ChangeLog, this contains a: '* Fix for potential vulnerability against compromised/malicious servers (reported by iDefense)' For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'rdesktop' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware current. 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
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