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Sid
3-18495

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Remote Desktop Connection Client.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 5.2
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.0
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 7.0

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2011-0029:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2011-0029
  
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