CVE-2008-4190
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4190 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-09-24 11:42:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openswan | Openswan | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.06 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.07 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.08 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.09 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xelerance | Openswan | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| #496374 - The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | Patch |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.gentoo.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Security Advisory SA34472 - Debian update for openswan - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1760-1 openswan | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch |
| oss-security - CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 235770 – (debian-tempfile) [Tracker] Tempfile issues found in Debian | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 460425 – CVE-2008-4190 openswan: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Openswan IPsec Livetest Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Gentoo update for openswan - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Openswan <= 2.4.12/2.6.16 Insecure Temp File Creation Root Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-03-30 | Joshua Bressers | This issue has been addressed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.