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
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153 Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470 Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed VDB Entry
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-10-03T19:00:00

Updated: 2022-05-03T13:06:12

Reserved: 2017-08-01T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-12166

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-10-04T01:29:02.090

Modified: 2022-05-12T20:10:01.420


Link: CVE-2017-12166

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE