Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4190
CVE-2008-4190
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.
Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 30 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760nvdPatch
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/34182nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34472nvdVendor Advisory
- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswannvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threadednvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135nvd
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