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MS09-044: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40563
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection.Description
The remote host contains a version of the Remote Desktop client that contains several vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need to trick a user of the remote host into connecting to a rogue RDP server.
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Remote Desktop Client for Mac OS X.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms09-044
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40563
File Name: macosx_rdesktop.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 8/11/2009
Updated: 7/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-1929
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:remote_desktop_client
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1133, CVE-2009-1929