fkie_cve-2017-7478
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-05-15 18:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473
secalert@redhat.comhttps://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAuditsVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAuditsVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openvpn openvpn 2.3.12
openvpn openvpn 2.3.13
openvpn openvpn 2.3.14
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.0
openvpn openvpn 2.4.1


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   configurations: [
      {
         nodes: [
            {
               cpeMatch: [
                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "288EE3C5-C915-4273-B1F1-D53BC028C990",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     matchCriteriaId: "A21C5FE2-2FF7-481F-B128-976EBA563208",
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                  },
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                  },
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                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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                     vulnerable: true,
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                     matchCriteriaId: "E7F7663E-3EB5-44F4-B7DE-294A549A12BE",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
               operator: "OR",
            },
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      },
   ],
   cveTags: [],
   descriptions: [
      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "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.",
      },
      {
         lang: "es",
         value: "OpenVPN versión 2.3.12 y más recientes, son vulnerables a la Denegación de Servicio no autenticada del servidor por medio de un paquete de control grande recibido. Tenga en cuenta que este problema se corrige en versiones 2.3.15 y 2.4.2.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2017-7478",
   lastModified: "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
   metrics: {
      cvssMetricV2: [
         {
            acInsufInfo: true,
            baseSeverity: "MEDIUM",
            cvssData: {
               accessComplexity: "LOW",
               accessVector: "NETWORK",
               authentication: "NONE",
               availabilityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               baseScore: 5,
               confidentialityImpact: "NONE",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
               vectorString: "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
               version: "2.0",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 10,
            impactScore: 2.9,
            obtainAllPrivilege: false,
            obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
            obtainUserPrivilege: false,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
            type: "Primary",
            userInteractionRequired: false,
         },
      ],
      cvssMetricV30: [
         {
            cvssData: {
               attackComplexity: "LOW",
               attackVector: "NETWORK",
               availabilityImpact: "HIGH",
               baseScore: 7.5,
               baseSeverity: "HIGH",
               confidentialityImpact: "NONE",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
               privilegesRequired: "NONE",
               scope: "UNCHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
               vectorString: "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
               version: "3.0",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 3.9,
            impactScore: 3.6,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
            type: "Primary",
         },
      ],
   },
   published: "2017-05-15T18:29:00.293",
   references: [
      {
         source: "secalert@redhat.com",
         url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444",
      },
      {
         source: "secalert@redhat.com",
         url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473",
      },
      {
         source: "secalert@redhat.com",
         tags: [
            "Vendor Advisory",
         ],
         url: "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits",
      },
      {
         source: "secalert@redhat.com",
         url: "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/",
      },
      {
         source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
         url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444",
      },
      {
         source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
         url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473",
      },
      {
         source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
         tags: [
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         url: "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits",
      },
      {
         source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
         url: "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/",
      },
   ],
   sourceIdentifier: "secalert@redhat.com",
   vulnStatus: "Deferred",
   weaknesses: [
      {
         description: [
            {
               lang: "en",
               value: "CWE-617",
            },
         ],
         source: "secalert@redhat.com",
         type: "Secondary",
      },
      {
         description: [
            {
               lang: "en",
               value: "CWE-20",
            },
         ],
         source: "nvd@nist.gov",
         type: "Primary",
      },
   ],
}


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