CVE catalog

CVE-2024-27459

openvpn affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges.

Severity
High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
8.26% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "2.7.8-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "2.7.8-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "2.6.14-1+deb13u3"
    },
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie-security",
      "version": "2.6.14-1+deb13u3"
    },
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "2.6.14-0+deb12u2"
    },
    {
      "name": "openvpn",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm-security",
      "version": "2.6.14-0+deb12u2"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "openvpn",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "openvpn",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "openvpn",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "openvpn",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

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 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm

    • 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm

    • 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security

      Not affected

      dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm

    • 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security

      Not affected

      dsa · openvpn · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]