CVE detail
CVE-2017-7521
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to remote denial-of-service due to memory exhaustion caused by memory leaks and double-free issue in extract_x509_extension().
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.
Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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Evidence
Source links by recency
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- OpenVPN fixed several remotely exploitable flaws that were not detected by recent auditsSecurity Affairs
OpenVPN fixed several vulnerabilities that could be exploited by remote attackers, the flaws were not detected in a recent audit. Recently two distinct audits were conducted to discover security issues in the OpenVPN, many flaws were found but some vulnerabilities were not spotted by the experts. Four of the vulnerabilities in OpenVPN 2.4.2, were found by […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJun 23, 2017, 5:44 AM OpenVPN this week patched several vulnerabilities impacting various branches, including flaws that could be exploited remotely.
newswww.securityweek.comJun 22, 2017, 3:38 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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