Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2025 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2024-5198
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in OpenVPN-GUI from OpenVPN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows version 1.1.1 allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver resulting in a NULL pointer dereference leading to a system halt.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN | ovpn-dco | 1.1.1 |
| OpenVPN | OpenVPN-GUI | 2.6.10-I002 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L