QID 92096

QID 92096: Open Virtual Private Network (OpenVPN) Community Edition Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

The OpenVPN open source project, also called Community Edition (CE), is an open source Virtual Private Network project. It creates secure VPN connections over the internet using a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS.

OpenVPN Community Edition has two vulnerabilities in it. The first is a division by zero crash, the second a use after free memory security issue.

OpenVPN Community Edition versions from 2.6.0 prior to 2.6.7

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated): Windows : Checks for installed vulnerable version of OpenVPN Community Edition using registry.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, undefined behavior, leaking memory buffers or remote execution when sending network buffers to a remote peer.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade to latest available versions 2.6.7 or later. Please refer to vendor OpenVPN Community Edition Release Notes for further updates.

Vendor References

OpenVPN Community Edition Release Notes - openvpn.net/community-downloads/

CVEs related to QID 92096

CVE-2023-46849 | CVE-2023-46850 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
OpenVPN Community Edition Release Notes			openvpn.net/community-downloads/

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