Out-of-Bounds Affecting openvpn package, versions <0:2.4.4-1.21.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-OPENVPN-1708904
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Oct 2017

Introduced: 4 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-12166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openvpn to version 0:2.4.4-1.21.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-920.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvpn package and not the openvpn package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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