# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gm4-7p8j-w2h8

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3753?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xelerance Openswan.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3753?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2018-15836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15836/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-2053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2053/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-3302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3302/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2010-3308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3308/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2010-3752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3752/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.