MGASA-2019-0209

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0209.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0209.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2019-0209
Published
2019-07-21T18:17:27Z
Modified
2026-04-16T04:26:23.321359Z
Summary
Updated rdesktop packages fix security issues
Details

This is a security release to address various buffer overflow and overrun issues in the rdesktop protocol handling identified by Kaspersky Lab and National Cyber Security Centre.

rdesktop will now detect any attempts to access invalid areas and refuse to continue.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/rdesktop?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.5-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0209.json"