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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2017-7479

Modified

Source-secalert@redhat.com

Published At-15 May, 2017 | 18:29

Updated At-13 May, 2026 | 00:24

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary	2.0	4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 6.5

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 4.0

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CPE Matches

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-617	Secondary	secalert@redhat.com
CWE-617	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-617

Type: Secondary

Source: secalert@redhat.com

CWE ID: CWE-617

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3900	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98443	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits	secalert@redhat.com	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3900	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98443	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory