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openvpn: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):openvpn CVE #(s):CVE-2006-1629
Created:April 11, 2006 Updated:April 27, 2006
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.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-1045-1 2006-04-27
Mandriva MDKSA-2006:069 2006-04-10
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