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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.09% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn · openvpn/openvpn access server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://openvpn.net/changelog.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19531Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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/17392Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1261
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25667
- http://openvpn.net/changelog.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19531Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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/17392Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1261
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25667
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.