CVE-2023-31192 (GCVE-0-2023-31192)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-12 15:27
Modified
2025-11-04 19:15
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the ClientConnect() functionality of SoftEther VPN 5.01.9674. A specially crafted network packet can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.
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Vendor Product Version
SoftEther VPN SoftEther VPN Version: 5.01.9674
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