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FreeBSD: VID-04CC7BD2-3686-11E7-AA64-080027EF73EC (CVE-2017-7479): OpenVPN -- two remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-04CC7BD2-3686-11E7-AA64-080027EF73EC (CVE-2017-7479): OpenVPN -- two remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/11/2017
Modified
05/03/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-mbedtls
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn-polarssl
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn23
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-openvpn23-polarssl

References

  • DLA-944-1
  • DSA-3900
  • 98443
  • 1038473
  • CVE-2017-7479
  • USN-3284-1
  • USN-3339-1
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