VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4190

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references