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High
CVE-2017-7478
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial...
Vulnerability 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.
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
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc
View all reports →Affected Software
openvpn
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.12 and newer
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 15th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H