7.6

CVE-2008-3459: openvpn Configuration

CVSS: 7.6v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3459
Published 04-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3459 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Configuration vulnerability in openvpn. EPSS estimates a 2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on non-Windows systems, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted (1) lladdr and (2) iproute configuration directives, probably related to shell metacharacters.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.12% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • openvpn< 2.1~rc9-1
Openvpn1 product
  • openvpn2.1:beta-14 | 2.1:beta-15 | 2.1:beta-16 | 2.1:rc_1 | 2.1:rc_2 | 2.1:rc_3 | 2.1:rc_4 | 2.1:rc_5 | 2.1:rc_6 | 2.1:rc_7 | 2.1:rc_8

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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