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Oracle Linux 5 : rdesktop (ELSA-2008-0575)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67719

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0575 advisory.

 [1.4.1-6]
 - Update the prototype for xrealloc() as well.
 - Fix bug 452978, cve-2008-1803
 - Fix bug 452978, cve-2008-1801

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected rdesktop package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2008-0575.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67719

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0575.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1803

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rdesktop

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1801, CVE-2008-1803

BID: 29097

RHSA: 2008:0575