Openswan 2.6.26/2.6.27/2.6.28 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Openswan 2.6.26/2.6.27/2.6.28. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3753. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Openswan 2.6.26/2.6.27/2.6.28. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28 allows remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the cisco_banner (aka server_banner) field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3308.

The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2010 by Paul (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openswan.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3753. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68145 (Oracle Linux 6 : openswan (ELSA-2010-0892)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155495 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Openswan (ELSA-2010-0892)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62194), Tenable (68145), SecurityFocus (BID 43588†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024749†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28318†). The entries VDB-54906, VDB-54905 and VDB-54903 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 68145
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : openswan (ELSA-2010-0892)
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OpenVAS ID: 880118
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2010-0892
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09/29/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0892
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54907

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X-Force: 62194
SecurityFocus: 43588 - Openswan 'XAUTH' Remote Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1024749
Vulnerability Center: 28318 - Openswan 2.6.25-2.6.28 Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability via Shell Metacharacters, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 08/01/2024 12:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (53), 03/10/2017 10:17 (14), 09/26/2021 07:58 (5), 09/26/2021 08:05 (1), 08/01/2024 12:18 (16)
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