CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6247

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The PKCS#7 parser in OpenVPN 3 Core Library versions through 3.8.3 did not properly validate the parsed data, which would result in the application crashing.

How to fix

Remediation Available
openvpn 3NVD
Affected:< 3.8.4Fixed in:3.8.4CVE-2023-6247derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days
51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

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