CVE-2006-1629
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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.
Exploit probability
3.0%
Published
April 6, 2006
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2006-1629
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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