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CVE-2017-12166

critical

Description

OpenVPN 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.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-04

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01127