VDB
CVE-2017-7478
CVE-2017-7478
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 4.60% · 89.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
4.60%
89.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openvpn | openvpn | 2.4.0, 2.3.12, 2.3.13 |
| OpenVPN Technologies, Inc | openvpn | * |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL exploited: CVE-2017-7478 (circl-sighting)
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits (circl)
- 1038473 (circl)
- 98444 (circl)
- 41993 (cve.org)
- OpenVPN 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service Exploit (0day-today)
- OpenVPN 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service Exploit (0day-today)
Timeline
- May 11, 2017 PoC Published
- May 11, 2017 PoC Published
- May 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score