CVE-2017-12166

OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2017-10-04

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Openvpn (Openvpn)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470
• https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html