CVE-2006-1629

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.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.76% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25667	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:069	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1261	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17392	vdb entry patch
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html	patch
http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/security/openvpn-print
http://secunia.com/advisories/19531	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1045	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19598	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10093825&forum_id=8482
http://secunia.com/advisories/19837	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24444	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19897	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1629?: CVE-2006-1629 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1629?: To fix CVE-2006-1629, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1629 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1629 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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