CVE-2014-8104

Description

OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.11, 2.1.x, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a small control channel packet.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory openvpn.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:139 vendor advisory broken link
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0512.html third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2430-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3084 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncement-97597e732b vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00008.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8104?
CVE-2014-8104 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8104?
To fix CVE-2014-8104, 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-2014-8104 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8104 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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