FKIE_CVE-2008-3459

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-04 19:41 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
openvpn openvpn 2.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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