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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 arbitr

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00173
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
openswanall versions
xelerance openswanall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localOpenswan 2.4.12/2.6.16 - Insecure Temp File Creation Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 9135www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 Sep 2008 · 11:42 AM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2009:0402Important
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
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