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TI-2008-04020 Aliases CVE-2008-4190GHSA-pqmw-hq69-w92w

The IPSEC livetest tool in Openswan 2.4.12 and earlier, and 2.6.x through 2.6.16, allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01115 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableOpenswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·Openswan
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableOpenswan
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.6Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.7Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.8Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.9Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.10Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.11Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.12Running onXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.03VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.04VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.05VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.06VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.07VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.08VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.09VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.10VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.11VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.12VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.13VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.14VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.15VulnerableXelerance
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.16VulnerableXelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Openswan
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.7 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.8 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.9 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.10 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.11 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.12 Running on ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.03 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.04 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.05 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.06 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.07 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.08 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.09 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.10 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.11 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.12 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.13 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.14 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.15 Vulnerable ·Xelerance
  • cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.16 Vulnerable ·Xelerance

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0402 Released 2009-03-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    openswan security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) openswan-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2, openswan-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2.i386, openswan-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openswan-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2, openswan-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2.i386, openswan-doc-2.6.14-1.el5_3.2 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0402
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0402

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4190
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqmw-hq69-w92w

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

Other 5

Sources

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