CVE-2008-4190

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4190
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-24 11:42:00 UTC
Updated2019-07-29 14:24:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 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 2.4.1 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
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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found CONFIRM dev.gentoo.org
235770 – (debian-tempfile) [Tracker] Tempfile issues found in Debian CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org
#496374 - The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Openswan <= 2.4.12/2.6.16 Insecure Temp File Creation Root Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Openswan IPsec Livetest Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
Gentoo update for openswan - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire MLIST www.openwall.com
Bug 460425 – CVE-2008-4190 openswan: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1760-1 openswan DEBIAN www.debian.org Patch
access.redhat.com REDHAT www.redhat.com Patch
Security Advisory SA34472 - Debian update for openswan - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-03-30Joshua BressersThis issue has been addressed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html
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