{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4190",
    "published": "2008-09-24 11:42:25",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:57:20",
    "cvss_score": "4.4",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01115",
    "epss_percentile": "0.65107",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "openswan",
            "product": "openswan"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "xelerance",
            "product": "openswan"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "9135",
            "title": "Openswan 2.4.12/2.6.16 - Insecure Temp File Creation Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2009-07-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}