CVE-2017-12166 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01776.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
Openvpn Subscribe	Openvpn Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2992-1	openvpn security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3742	OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.
Ubuntu USN	USN-7340-1	OpenVPN vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-10-03T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:28:16.530Z

Reserved: 2017-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12166

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-04T01:29:02.090

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12166

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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