VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7478
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 13.9%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.89% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617, CWE-20
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAuditsVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAuditsVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.