OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which attackers can use to inject unexpected arbitrary data into third-party executables or plug-ins.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

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References
Link Providers
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-5594 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which attackers can use to inject unexpected arbitrary data into third-party executables or plug-ins.
Weaknesses CWE-1287
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published: 2025-01-06T13:52:20.272Z

Updated: 2025-01-06T16:57:02.773Z

Reserved: 2024-06-03T08:46:40.371Z

Link: CVE-2024-5594

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-06T16:56:55.596Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-01-06T14:15:08.807

Modified: 2025-01-06T17:15:44.383

Link: CVE-2024-5594

cve-icon Redhat

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