CVE-2008-4190

Published: Sep 24, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59

4.4MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

openswan

oss-projectaka linux-patch-openswan

openswanOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway

xelerance

commercialaka openswan

openswanOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway

Gentoo Foundation Inc.

oss-project·US

Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34472

secunia.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425

bugzilla.redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

openwall.com

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