NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openvpn package, versions <2.4.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-OPENVPN-345187
  • published27 Jun 2017
  • disclosed27 Jun 2017

Introduced: 27 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-7522  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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 denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.