# CVE-2011-1595: Directory traversal vulnerability in the disk\_create function in disk.c in rdesktop before 1.7.0, when disk redirection is enabled, allows r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025525
- http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0506.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:102
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47419
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51023
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44881
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1136-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html

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