User Can Launch Desktop Instead Of Published Application

RoyATokeshi
February 25, 2004 6:26 pm

Citrix states in their article: CTX101664

CTX101664 - User Can Launch Desktop Instead Of Published Application

This document was published at: http://support.citrix.com/kb/entry.jspa?externalID=CTX101664

Document ID: CTX101664, Created on: Mar 19, 2003, Updated: Apr 23, 2003

Products: Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 for Microsoft Windows 2000

Type of Vulnerability – Access Control

Affected Products:

• MetaFrame XP 1.0 for Windows, Feature Release 2

Platforms Affected: Windows

Languages Affected: All

Severity: Medium

Description of Problem

If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

Detailed Description

If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead. This will occur even if “Only run published applications” has been selected.

This can only arise if a published application is published on some, but not all, MetaFrame servers in a server farm.

It cannot arise if applications are launched via NFuse Classic, since NFuse Classic will only launch applications from servers that publish the application.

What Customers Should Do

For MetaFrame XP 1.0, Feature Release 2, apply a hotfix as follows. Hofixes are language-specific:

• XE102W057 - English, or a successor of this hotfix
Hotfix XE102W057 - If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

• XF102W057 - French, or a successor of this hotfix
HotFix XF102W057 - If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

• XG102W057 - German, or a successor of this hotfix
HotFix XG102W057 - If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

• XJ102W057 - Japanese, or a successor of this hotfix
HotFix XJ102W057 - If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

• XS102W057 - Spanish, or a successor of this hotfix
HotFix XS102W057 - If a user attempts to launch an application from a server that does not publish that application, the user will launch a published desktop instead.

Alternatively, ensure that all published applications are published to all servers.

What Citrix Is Doing

Citrix is proactively notifying customers and channel partners about this potential security issue. An article containing the information in this bulletin is available from the Citrix Knowledge Base at http://www.citrix.com/support.

Obtaining Support on this Issue

If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix Technical Support. Information for contacting Citrix Technical Support is available at http://www.citrix.com/support.



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