Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201210-3 - A vulnerability which allows a remote attacking server to read or overwrite arbitrary files has been found in rdesktop. Versions less than 1.7.0 are affected.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2011-102 - 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. in a pathname.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 1136-1 - It was discovered that rdesktop incorrectly handled specially crafted paths when using disk redirection. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could access arbitrary files on the user's filesystem.
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