Memory leak in OpenVPN for Windows - CVE-2017-7512
Published: June 21, 2017 / Updated: June 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7142
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7512
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to multiple errors. A remote attacker can trigger memory leak and gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
OpenVPN for Windows
Arch Linux
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
Arch Linux
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7512
Update OpenVPN to version 2.4.3.