CVE-2017-12166

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12166
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-04 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-05-12 20:10:00 UTC
DescriptionOpenVPN 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn All All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 alpha2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 beta1 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 beta2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 rc2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.1 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.2 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.3 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 alpha2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 beta1 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 beta2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.0 rc2 All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.1 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.2 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.4.3 All All All
Application Openvpn Openvpn All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2017-12166 – OpenVPN Community MISC community.openvpn.net Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2992-1] openvpn security update MLIST lists.debian.org
OpenVPN 'read_key()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
OpenVPN Buffer Overflow When Using 'Key Method 1' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179259 Debian Security Update for Open Virtual Private Network (OpenVPN) (DLA 2992-1)
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