CVE catalog
CVE-2017-7478
openvpn: CVE-2017-7478
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 13.78% · Oct 25, 2026
OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openvpn | sid | 2.7.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | forky | 2.7.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | trixie | 2.6.14-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | trixie-security | 2.6.14-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | bookworm | 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | bookworm-security | 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.5 | 2.3.15-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.6 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Suse | openvpn-openssl1 | linux enterprise server 11-security | 2.3.2-0.9.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openvpn | source | sid | 2.4.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | forky | 2.4.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | trixie | 2.4.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | bookworm | 2.4.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.5 | 2.3.15-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7478 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.6 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7478 | Not reported |
| Suse | openvpn-openssl1 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11-security | 2.3.2-0.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:1718-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [openvpn]Unknown
Details (4)
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [openvpn]Unknown
Details (6)
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.7.5-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.7.5-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.0-5dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_1622-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-7478]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7478]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1718-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7478]
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