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 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.
Analysis
Description
The IPSEC livetest tool in Openswan 2.4.4 and earlier 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.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
NIST
Change History
34 change records found show
changes
CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:56:54 PM
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CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 10:24:48 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:52 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:50 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:47 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:44 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:42 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:40 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:38 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:35 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:33 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:31 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:29 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:27 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:24 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:25:22 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:27 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:25 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:23 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:21 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:18 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:16 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:14 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:12 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:10 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:07 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:05 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:03 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:24:00 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/29/2019 9:23:58 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by MITRE 10/11/2018 4:51:05 PM
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE 9/28/2017 9:32:02 PM
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Reference
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10078 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9135 [Exploit]
CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:32:29 PM
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45250 [No Types Assigned]
Initial CVE Analysis 9/24/2008 12:46:00 PM
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