CVE-2011-1595

Directory traversal vulnerability in the disk_create function in disk.c in rdesktop before 1.7.0,...

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.09%Down 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2011-1595
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1595
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1595 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1595
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8vw-2wrg-9c52 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the disk_create function in disk.c in rdesktop before 1.7.0,...

Record: GHSA-x8vw-2wrg-9c52
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2011-1595
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1595 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1595
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rdesktop

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`rdesktop` Debian:12	before 1.7.0-1	1.7.0-1
`rdesktop` Debian:13	before 1.7.0-1	1.7.0-1
`rdesktop` Debian:14	before 1.7.0-1	1.7.0-1
`rdesktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2	0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2
`rdesktop-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2	0:1.6.0-3.el5_6.2
`rdesktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
`rdesktop-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
`rdesktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
`rdesktop-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
`rdesktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1
`rdesktop-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1	0:1.6.0-8.el6_0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1595 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Rdesktop, published May 24, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in rdesktop 1.7.0-1.

References

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