CVE-2008-4190 EXPLOIT
4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 65)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.12% — more likely to be exploited than 65% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openswan | openswan |
| xelerance | openswan |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Openswan 2.4.12/2.6.16 - Insecure Temp File Creation Privilege Escalation | 2009-07-13 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34472
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760
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