CVE-2023-6247 (GCVE-0-2023-6247)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-20 18:43 – Updated: 2024-10-28 00:05
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Summary
The PKCS#7 parser in OpenVPN 3 Core Library versions through 3.8.3 did not properly validate the parsed data, which would result in the application crashing.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
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Vendor Product Version
OpenVPN OpenVPN 3 Core Library Affected: 3.0 , ≤ 3.8.3 (minor releases)
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