CVE-2017-7478

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-05-15

Updated: 2017-08-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High