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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-beta-14 (including) | 2.1-beta-14 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-beta-15 (including) | 2.1-beta-15 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-beta-16 (including) | 2.1-beta-16 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_1 (including) | 2.1-rc_1 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_2 (including) | 2.1-rc_2 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_3 (including) | 2.1-rc_3 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_4 (including) | 2.1-rc_4 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_5 (including) | 2.1-rc_5 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_6 (including) | 2.1-rc_6 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_7 (including) | 2.1-rc_7 (including) |
| Openvpn | Openvpn | 2.1-rc_8 (including) | 2.1-rc_8 (including) |
| Openvpn | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Openvpn | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209
- http://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209