CVE-2024-27459
Published: 8 July 2024
The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur |
Windows-specific issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
openvpn
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Only affects Windows)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27459
- https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian