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CVE-2017-7478

OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.

Published

2017-05-15T18:29:00.293

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-617
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openvpn openvpn 2.3.12 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.3.13 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.3.14 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.0 Yes
Application openvpn openvpn 2.4.1 Yes
References