Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for rdesktop. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for rdesktop
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31222
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31222/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for rdesktop. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA30118
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0576.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0725.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30118:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118/
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