The (1) iked, (2) ikea, and (3) ikec scripts in Shrew Soft IKE 2.1.5 place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vpn_client | Shrew | 2.1.5 (including) | 2.1.5 (including) |
| Ike | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Ike | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Ike | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Ike | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Ike | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Ike | Ubuntu | upstream | * |