CVE-2024-1305

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

tap-windows6 driver version 9.26 and earlier does not properly check the size data of incomming write operations which an attacker can use to overflow memory buffers, resulting in a bug check and potentially arbitrary code execution in kernel space

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

Published7/8/2024

Last Modified8/22/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openvpn:tap-windows6

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-1305(security@openvpn.net)

https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html(security@openvpn.net)

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-1305(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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