CVE-2005-3393 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2005-3393

Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for...

Vulnerability Description

Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openvpn, openvpn access server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 2.0_beta11, 2.0.1, 2.0.2

Timeline

Official Publish: November 1st, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.