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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-4190 EUVD-2008-4173GHSA-pqmw-hq69-w92w

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 execu…

Published Sep 24, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by 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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 5.0 openswan 1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3+lenny1 DSA-1760-1
Debian 4.0 openswan 1:2.4.6+dfsg.2-1.1+etch1 DSA-1760-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 5 openswan +1 2.6.14-1.el5_3.2 RHSA-2009:0402

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

References