CVE-2016-6329
N/A
Published: January 31, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenVPN
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
OpenVPN, when using a 64-bit block cipher, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTP-over-OpenVPN session using Blowfish in CBC mode, aka a "Sweet32" attack.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021697x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991482x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92631VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036695x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-556833.pdfx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SWEET32x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05369403Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-310
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