CVE-2006-1629 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting OpenVPN versions 2.0 through 2.0.5. A malicious OpenVPN server can exploit this by using the setenv function with the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to execute arbitrary code on a connecting client. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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