CVE-2008-4190

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.
References
Link Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374 Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html Patch
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 Patch
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 Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html Patch
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 Patch
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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374 - Patch () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374 - Patch
References () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan - () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/34182 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/34182 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/34472 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/34472 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760 - Patch () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760 - Patch
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html - Patch () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html - Patch
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243 - Patch
References () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 - () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078 -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135 - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135 -

Information

Published : 2008-09-24 11:42

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-4190

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4190

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4190


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Products Affected

openswan

  • openswan

xelerance

  • openswan
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')