VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3393
Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn · openvpn/openvpn access server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081023121059&w=2
- http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17376Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17447
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-885
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-07.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415487
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15239Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2255
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081023121059&w=2
- http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17376Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17447
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-885
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-07.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415487
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15239Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2255
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.