CVE-2017-7478
N/A
Published: May 15, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenVPN
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 14%
Description
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAuditsQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-617CWE-20
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