CVE-2024-5594 — Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in Openvpn

CWE-1287 — Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input10 documents6 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICALNVD
OSV9.8OSV4.3
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
OpenvpnDebian Openvpn
Timeline
PublishedJan 6
Latest updateMar 13

Description

OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which an attacker controlling the server can use to inject unexpected arbitrary data ending up in client logs.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages5 packages

▶debiandebian/openvpn< openvpn 2.6.3-1+deb12u3 (bookworm)
▶CVEListV5openvpn/openvpn< 2.6.11
▶NVDopenvpn/openvpn2.6.0 — 2.6.11
▶Debianopenvpn/openvpn< 2.5.1-3+deb11u1+3
▶Ubuntuopenvpn/openvpn< 2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+5

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
openvpn vulnerabilities↗2025-03-11
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OSV
CVE-2024-5594: OpenVPN before 2↗2025-01-06
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GHSA
GHSA-f2h8-4w6p-535w: OpenVPN before 2↗2025-01-06
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OSV
openvpn vulnerabilities↗2024-07-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
CISA ICS
Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server↗2025-03-13
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Ubuntu
OpenVPN vulnerabilities↗2025-03-11
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CISA ICS
Siemens SCALANCE M-800 Family↗2024-11-14
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Ubuntu
OpenVPN vulnerabilities↗2024-07-02
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Debian
CVE-2024-5594: openvpn - OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which an att...↗2024
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