OpenVPN 2.5.x < 2.5.10, 2.6.x < 2.6.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 205311

Synopsis

An application on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of OpenVPN installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service. (CVE-2024-27903)

- The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to be accessed remotely, which allows a remote attacker to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service. (CVE-2024-24974)

- The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges. (CVE-2024-27459)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to OpenVPN 2.5.10, 2.6.10 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f687002b

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 205311

File Name: openvpn_2_6_10.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/9/2024

Updated: 10/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27903

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openvpn:openvpn

Required KB Items: installed_sw/OpenVPN Server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-24974, CVE-2024-27459, CVE-2024-27903

IAVA: 2024-A-0491-S