Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-20813
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the openvpn package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted reset packet.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openvpn | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20813 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | openvpn | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20813 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400