CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7478

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. This issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of the OpenVPN server, potentially leading to service outages for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade OpenVPN to version 2.3.15 or 2.4.2 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS