ALPINE-CVE-2017-7479 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2017-7479 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

OpenVPN versions before 2.3.15 and before 2.4.2 are vulnerable to reachable assertion when packet-ID counter rolls over resulting into Denial of Service of server by authenticated attacker.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

6.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.6	openvpn	2.1.4-r0, 0, 2.0.9-r1
Alpine:v3.5	openvpn	2.0.9-r0, 2.0.9-r1, 2.1.1-r0

Timeline

May 15, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7479 advisory

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