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Citrix Presentation Server Weakness and Unauthorised Access Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA30271  
Release Date: 2008-05-15
Last Update: 2008-05-22

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Citrix Access Essentials 1.x
Citrix Access Essentials 2.x
Citrix Desktop Server 1.x
Citrix Presentation Server 4.x

CVE reference:CVE-2008-2299 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-2300 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
A vulnerability and a weakness have been reported in Citrix Presentation Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.

1) An unspecified error within access control to published applications and published desktops can be exploited to access a desktop session without authorisation.

2) A weakness in Citrix Presentation Server when using SecureICA or ICA Basic encryption may allow a client to establish a connection with encryption settings that are lower than the minimum configured by the administrator.

NOTE: This weakness does not affect the use of SSL/TLS by Citrix Presentation Server.

The vulnerability and weakness affect the following products and versions:
* Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Windows Server 2003
* Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
* Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 for Windows 2000 Server (only affected by vulnerability #1)
* Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 for Windows Server 2003
* Citrix Access Essentials 2.0
* Citrix Access Essentials 1.5
* Citrix Access Essentials 1.0
* Citrix Desktop Server 1.0 for Windows Server 2003
* Citrix Desktop Server 1.0 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (only affected by vulnerability #1)

Solution:
Apply hotfixes (see vendor advisories for details).
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116941
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114893

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2008-05-21: Added CVE reference.
2008-05-22: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
CTX114893:
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114893

CTX116941:
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116941



Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.

7 Related Secunia Security Advisories

1. Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
2. Citrix Presentation Server Published Application Execution Weakness
3. Citrix Products Session Reliability Service Security Bypass
4. Citrix Presentation Server Print Provider Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
5. Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Vulnerabilities
6. Citrix MetaFrame Insecure Default Registry Key Permissions
7. Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server Policy Filtering Bypass


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