CVE-2008-4190

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-09-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4190 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4190

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
9135 exploit_db edb 2009-07-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4190

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-14 0.15% 0.17% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.15% -0.11%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4190

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4190

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4190

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4190: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-18), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/openswan); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4190
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4190
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4190 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openswan), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4190

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-4190

  • Red Hat (2009-03-30T00:00:00)

    This issue has been addressed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4190

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openswan openswan 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openswan openswan 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.03 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.04 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.05 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.06 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.07 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.08 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.09 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4190

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496374 Patch
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openswan
http://secunia.com/advisories/34182 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34472 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1760 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0402.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501624/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501640/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31243 Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45250
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10078
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9135
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