CVE-2008-4190

Openswan - Symlink Following

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by nofame · bashlocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (15)

[Patch] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374

[Various Sources] http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/34182

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/34472

[Patch] http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760

[Patch] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243

[Issue Tracking] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Scores

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 38.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (31)

openswan/openswan 1.0.4

openswan/openswan 1.0.5

openswan/openswan 1.0.6

openswan/openswan 1.0.7

openswan/openswan 1.0.8

openswan/openswan 1.0.9

openswan/openswan 2.1.1

openswan/openswan 2.1.2

openswan/openswan 2.1.4

openswan/openswan 2.1.5

... and 21 more

Published Sep 24, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026