CVE-2005-2533

Description

OpenVPN before 2.0.1, when running in "dev tap" Ethernet bridging mode, allows remote authenticated clients to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a flood of packets with a large number of spoofed MAC addresses.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.27%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17103	third party advisory
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:145	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-851	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16463	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2533?: CVE-2005-2533 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2533?: To fix CVE-2005-2533, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2533 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2533 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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