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TI-2008-03319 Aliases CVE-2008-3459GHSA-w779-ggw7-rxjh

Unspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on…

Priority LOW 37CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Unspecified 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02117 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-14:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 beta-14VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-15:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 beta-15VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-16:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 beta-16VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_1VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_2VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_3VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_4VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_5VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_6VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_7:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_7VulnerableOpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 beta-14 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 beta-15 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:beta-16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 beta-16 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_1 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_2 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_3 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_4 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_5 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_6 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_7 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 rc_8VulnerableOpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.1:rc_8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 rc_8 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w779-ggw7-rxjh

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2014-04453 Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-00467 Authentication bypass in OpenVPN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18509 Unrestricted file upload in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16468 The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-25309 Use after free in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05196 OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which an attacker… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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