CVE-2017-7478 (GCVE-0-2017-7478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-15 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
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Summary
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.
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OpenVPN Technologies, Inc openvpn Affected: 2.3.12 and newer
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