OpenVPN versions before 2.3.15 and before 2.4.2 are vulnerable to reachable assertion when packet-ID counter rolls over resulting into Denial of Service of server by authenticated attacker.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-openvpn | Sep 20, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | May 15, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-openvpn | May 16, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpnfreebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn23freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-mbedtlsfreebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-polarsslfreebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn23-polarssl | May 11, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-openvpnsuse-upgrade-openvpn-auth-pam-pluginsuse-upgrade-openvpn-openssl1suse-upgrade-openvpn-openssl1-down-root-plugin | Jun 20, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-openvpn | May 11, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
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