Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2023-6247
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in OpenVPN 3 Core Library from OpenVPN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The PKCS#7 parser in OpenVPN 3 Core Library versions through 3.8.3 did not properly validate the parsed data, which would result in the application crashing.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN | OpenVPN 3 Core Library | 3.0 – through 3.8.3 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2023-6247 technical-description