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CVE-2017-7522

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Published: Jun 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.

Affected (9)

Products: Openvpn: Openvpn
Openvpn
1 product
Openvpn
Configuration A
9 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Openvpn
Openvpn
version ≤ 2.3.16
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0 alpha2
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0 beta1
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0 beta2
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0 rc1
Openvpn
Version 2.4.0 rc2
Openvpn
Version 2.4.1
Openvpn
Version 2.4.2

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (6)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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