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CVE-2008-4190

nvd nist
Published: Sep 24, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.4
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (31)

Openswan
1 product
Openswan
Xelerance
1 product
Openswan
Configuration A
31 vulnerable · 10 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Openswan
Openswan
Version 1.0.4
Openswan
Version 1.0.5
Openswan
Version 1.0.6
Openswan
Version 1.0.7
Openswan
Version 1.0.8
Openswan
Version 1.0.9
Openswan
Version 2.1.1
Openswan
Version 2.1.2
Openswan
Version 2.1.4
Openswan
Version 2.1.5
Openswan
Version 2.1.6
Openswan
Version 2.2
Openswan
Version 2.3
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.3.1
Openswan
Version 2.4.0
Openswan
Version 2.4.2
Openswan
Version 2.4.4
Openswan
Version 2.6.03
Openswan
Version 2.6.04
Openswan
Version 2.6.05
Openswan
Version 2.6.06
Openswan
Version 2.6.07
Openswan
Version 2.6.08
Openswan
Version 2.6.09
Openswan
Version 2.6.10
Openswan
Version 2.6.11
Openswan
Version 2.6.12
Openswan
Version 2.6.13
Openswan
Version 2.6.14
Openswan
Version 2.6.15
Openswan
Version 2.6.16
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.10
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.11
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.12
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.1
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.3
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.5
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.6
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.7
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.8
Xelerance
Openswan
Version 2.4.9

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (30)

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Patch
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Vendor Advisory
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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