Description
OpenVPN versions before 2.3.15 and before 2.4.2 are vulnerable to reachable assertion when packet-ID counter rolls over resulting into Denial of Service of server by authenticated attacker.
Published: 2017-05-15
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-944-1 openvpn security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3900-1 openvpn security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16500 OpenVPN versions before 2.3.15 and before 2.4.2 are vulnerable to reachable assertion when packet-ID counter rolls over resulting into Denial of Service of server by authenticated attacker.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3284-1 OpenVPN vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3339-1 OpenVPN vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.543Z

Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7479

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-15T18:29:00.340

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-7479

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Weaknesses