CVE-2010-3753 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated gateways can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Cisco banner field of Openswan.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3753?
CVE-2010-3753 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xelerance Openswan.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3753?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2010-3753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gm4-7p8j-w2h8.