CVE-2008-3459

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    CVE-2008-3459

    Published: 4 Aug 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316, http://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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