CVE-2005-3393

Description

Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.65% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17447	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480	third party advisory
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15239	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415487	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17452	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2255	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081023121059&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-885	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17376	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3393?: CVE-2005-3393 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3393?: To fix CVE-2005-3393, 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-2005-3393 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3393 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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