VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7522
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 5.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.54% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-476
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038768
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038768
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.