Openswan: Gateway arbitrary execution via shell metacharacters in the cisco_banner
Published Oct 5, 2010
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openswan-0:2.6.24-8.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0892
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openswan
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openswan-0:2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openswan | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02409) | 83.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02409) | 81.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 69.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 74.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 74.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 71.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/CVE-2010-3308.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/openswan-2.6.26-2.6.28-CVE-2010-330x.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0892.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43588 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024749 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2526 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3753 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640715 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3753
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3753
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/CVE-2010-3308.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/openswan-2.6.26-2.6.28-CVE-2010-330x.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0892.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43588 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024749 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3753 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640715 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3753 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3753 |
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