CVE-2006-1629

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.

Published: Apr 7, 2006
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2006-1629
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 9
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
openvpn / openvpn	2.0	2.0.x
openvpn / openvpn	2.0.4	2.0.4.x
openvpn / openvpn_access_server	2.0.1	2.0.1.x
openvpn / openvpn_access_server	2.0.2	2.0.2.x
openvpn / openvpn_access_server	2.0.3	2.0.3.x
openvpn / openvpn_access_server	2.0.5	2.0.5.x

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

Vulnerability Database

289,697

CVE-2006-1629