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Fedora 26 : 1:xrdp / xorgxrdp (2017-fc634e7ee7)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101753

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

New upstream version of xorgxrdp and xrdp :

New features in xrdp :

 - RemoteFX codec support is now enabled by default.

 - Bitmap updates support is now enabled by default.

 - TLS ciphers suites and version is now logged.

 - Connected computer name is now logged.

 - Switched to Xorg (xorgxrdp) as the default backend now.

 - Miscellaneous RemoteFX codec mode improvements.

 - Socket directory is configurable at the compile time.

Bugfixes in xrdp :

 - Parallels client for MacOS / iOS can now connect (audio redirection must be disabled on client or xrdp server though).

 - MS RDP client for iOS can now connect using TLS security layer.

 - MS RDP client for Android can now connect to xrdp.

 - Large resolutions (4K) can be used with RemoteFX graphics.

 - Multiple RemoteApps can be opened throguh NeutrinoRDP proxy.

 - tls_ciphers in xrdp.ini is not limited to 63 chars anymore, it's variable-length.

 - Fixed an issue where tls_ciphers were ignored and rdp security layer could be used instead.

 - Kill disconnected sessions feature is working with Xorg (xorgxrdp) backend.

 - Miscellaneous code cleanup and memory issues fixes.

Rebuild of xrdp requiring both xorgxrdp and tigervnc-minimal. VNC is still the default.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
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Solution

Update the affected 1:xrdp and / or xorgxrdp packages.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-fc634e7ee7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101753

File Name: fedora_2017-fc634e7ee7.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xorgxrdp, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:1:xrdp, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:26

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6967