Reachable Assertion Affecting openvpn package, versions <2.4.3-1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-OPENVPN-345138
- published27 Jun 2017
- disclosed27 Jun 2017
Introduced: 27 Jun 2017
CVE-2017-7508 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 openvpn to version 2.4.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvpn package and not the openvpn package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to remote denial-of-service when receiving malformed IPv6 packet.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7508
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038768
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7508