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CVE-2008-3459

Unspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on non-Windows systems, allows remote servers to execute arbi…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openvpn.net /index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/44209 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/30532 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020626 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2316 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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