CVE-2017-7508
N/A
Published: June 27, 2017 at 01:00 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 5%
Description
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to remote denial-of-service when receiving malformed IPv6 packet.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 2.3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3900VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-617
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