9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-1629
OpenVPN Preloaded Payload Allow Remote Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2006, 10:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 12, 2020, 2:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1629 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openvpn openvpn
2 Openvpn openvpn_access_server

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1629 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_access_server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25667 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25667 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1629 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.61 }} 0.00%

score

0.75394

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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