CVE-2017-12166
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-12166
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-10-04T01:29:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-05-12T20:10:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.3.18 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.4.0 | 2.4.4 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12166 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12166 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-08 06:20:00 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 21:37:57 | 2017-10-04T01:29Z | 2017-10-04T01:29:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 21:37:57 | 2022-05-12T20:10:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 21:37:57 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |