Divide By Zero Affecting openvpn package, versions <2.6.3-1+deb12u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.15% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-OPENVPN-18860394
  • published16 Aug 2026
  • disclosed11 Nov 2023

Introduced: 11 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-46849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest openvpn to version 2.6.3-1+deb12u2 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.

Using the --fragment option in certain configuration setups OpenVPN version 2.6.0 to 2.6.6 allows an attacker to trigger a divide by zero behaviour which could cause an application crash, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1