SB2019022843 - Fedora 29 update for freerdp, gnome-boxes, pidgin-sipe, remmina

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000852)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in channels/drdynvc/client/drdynvc_main.c, drdynvc_process_capability_request. A remote attacker can connect the rdp server with echo option and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8786)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of bitmaps by the update_read_bitmap_update() function, as defined in the update.c source code file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow condition that the attacker can use to cause a DoS condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-e3b2885a25