CVE-2017-12166

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published10/4/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxopenvpn:openvpn

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470(secalert@redhat.com)

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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