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CVE-2008-3459 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided. Current DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on non-Windows systems, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted (1) lladdr and (2) iproute configuration directives, probably related to shell metacharacters. Severity
CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2008-3459 NVD Published Date: 08/04/2008 NVD Last Modified: 08/07/2017 Source: Red Hat, Inc. |