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FreeBSD: VID-3DD6CCF4-A3C6-11E7-A52E-0800279F2FF8 (CVE-2017-12166): OpenVPN -- out-of-bounds write in legacy key-method 1

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FreeBSD: VID-3DD6CCF4-A3C6-11E7-A52E-0800279F2FF8 (CVE-2017-12166): OpenVPN -- out-of-bounds write in legacy key-method 1

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/21/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/28/2017
Modified
05/16/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-mbedtls
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-polarssl

References

  • CVE-2017-12166

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