gsd-2017-7478
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2017-7478


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    "description": "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.",
    "id": "GSD-2017-7478",
    "references": [
      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7478.html",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2017-7478.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7478",
      "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2017-7478"
    ]
  },
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      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:06.872655Z",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-16T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2017-05-15T18:29Z"
    }
  }
}


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