OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openvpn | Nov 24, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade openvpn | Nov 3, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openvpn | May 5, 2022 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade openvpn-polarsslUpgrade openvpn-mbedtlsUpgrade openvpn | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openvpn-openssl1-down-root-pluginUpgrade openvpn-auth-pam-pluginUpgrade openvpn-openssl1Upgrade openvpnUpgrade openvpn-devel | Oct 25, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade openvpn (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 12, 2025 | Oct 4, 2017 |
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