CVE-2008-3459

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3459
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-04 19:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on non-Windows systems, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted (1) lladdr and (2) iproute configuration directives, probably related to shell metacharacters.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-16 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 beta-14 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 beta-15 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 beta-16 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_1 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_3 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_4 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_5 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_6 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_7 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1 rc_8 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2.1 Change Log af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openvpn.net
OpenVPN Client 'lladdr' and 'iproute' Configuration Directive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenVPN Client 'lladdr' or 'iproute' Configuration Directive Processing Bug Lets Remote Servers Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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