rdesktop remote file access
Published May 24, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.09%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rdesktop-0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rdesktop-0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0506
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rdesktop-0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0506 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rdesktop-0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0506 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01094) | 64.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01094) | 61.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 43.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 54.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061170.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061309.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061316.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rdesktop.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rdesktop?view=revision&revision=1626 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44881 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51023 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025525 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27376554 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/files/rdesktop/1.7.0/rdesktop-1.7.0.tar.gz/download x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:102 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47419 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1136-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1595 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676252 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1595
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0506.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1595
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.