cve-2021-4234
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-07-06 19:10
Modified
2024-08-03 17:23
Severity ?
Summary
OpenVPN Access Server 2.10 and prior versions are susceptible to resending multiple packets in a response to a reset packet sent from the client which the client again does not respond to, resulting in a limited amplification attack.
References
security@openvpn.nethttps://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/#openvpn-access-server-2-11-0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/#openvpn-access-server-2-11-0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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