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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.54% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-OPENVPN-18860387
  • published16 Aug 2026
  • 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 Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.