CVE-2008-3459

N/A Unknown
Published: August 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openvpn