CVE-2008-4190
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
24/09/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
The IPSEC livetest tool in Openswan 2.4.12 and earlier, and 2.6.x through 2.6.16, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the (1) ipseclive.conn and (2) ipsec.olts.remote.log temporary files. NOTE: in many distributions and the upstream version, this tool has been disabled.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135