CVE-2008-4190

N/A Unknown
Published: September 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

openswan xelerance

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