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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rdesktop | 1.7.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rdesktop | 1.7.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rdesktop | 1.7.0-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | rdesktop | 1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 | RHSA-2011:0506 |
| RHEL 5 | rdesktop | 1.6.0-3.el5_6.2 | RHSA-2011:0506 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0506 Red Hat Security Advisory: rdesktop security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 1025525 vdb-entry
- http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626
- RHSA-2011:0506 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:102 vendor-advisory
- 47419 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-7694 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-7688 vendor-advisory
- 51023 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201210-03 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download
- [rdesktop-announce] 20110418 rdesktop 1.7.0 released mailing-list
- 44881 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252
- USN-1136-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-7697 vendor-advisory