CVE-2008-4190 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

44%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.4. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Xelerance Openswan

First reported 16 years ago

2008-09-24 11:42:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-07-29 14:24:00

Affected Software

Xelerance Openswan 2.3.1

2.3.1

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.0

2.4.0

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.1

2.4.1

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.2

2.4.2

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.3

2.4.3

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.4

2.4.4

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.5

2.4.5

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.6

2.4.6

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.7

2.4.7

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.8

2.4.8

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.9

2.4.9

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.10

2.4.10

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.11

2.4.11

Xelerance Openswan 2.4.12

2.4.12

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.03

2.6.03

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.04

2.6.04

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.05

2.6.05

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.06

2.6.06

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.07

2.6.07

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.08

2.6.08

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.09

2.6.09

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.10

2.6.10

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.11

2.6.11

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.12

2.6.12

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.13

2.6.13

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.14

2.6.14

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.15

2.6.15

Xelerance Openswan 2.6.16

2.6.16

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