CVE catalog
CVE-2017-7522
openvpn: CVE-2017-7522
- 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
- 5.54% · Oct 27, 2026
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.
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 |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openvpn | source | sid | 2.4.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | forky | 2.4.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | trixie | 2.4.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openvpn | source | bookworm | 2.4.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | 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:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
2.6.14-0+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm; dsa · openvpn · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [openvpn]Unknown
Details (6)
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.7.5-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.7.5-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
2.6.14-1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.4.3-1dsa · openvpn · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11128-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7522]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7522]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7522]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-7522.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]