CVE-2006-1629

N/A Unknown

Published: April 06, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

OpenVPN 2.0 through 2.0.5 allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code on the client by using setenv with the LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/19531

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19598

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19837

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19897

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10093825&forum_id=8482

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1045

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/security/openvpn-print

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/24444

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17392

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1261

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25667

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html