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CVE-2008-4190

Published: 24 September 2008

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
openswan
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
karmic Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
lucid Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
maverick Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
natty Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
upstream
Released (1:2.4.12+dfsg-1.3)
Patches:
vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374