OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:17392

Info

OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17392
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-1629
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 05 2006 08:14PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Hendrik Weimer.
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.5
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.4
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.3
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.2
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.1
OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.1 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable: OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.6

Discussion

OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

OpenVPN is reported prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. This issue is due to a lack of proper sanitization of server-supplied data.

A remote attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on a vulnerable computer to gain unauthorized access.

To be vulnerable to this issue, client OpenVPN computers must be configured to use 'up' or 'down' scripts and must have either the 'pull' configuration directive or a 'client' macro set up.

OpenVPN versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.5 are affected by this issue.

Exploit / POC

OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

An attacker can use the standard OpenVPN server application to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 2.0.6 of OpenVPN to address this issue.

Please see the references for more information and vendor advisories.


OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0

OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.1

OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.2

OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.3

OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.4

OpenVPN OpenVPN 2.0.5

References

OpenVPN Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References:
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