CVE-2024-5198

Jan. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

3.3
Low

Description

OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows version 1.1.1 allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver resulting in a NULL pointer dereference leading to a system halt.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows
  • ['1.1.1']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

References

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-5198

Tags

CWE-476
security@openvpn.net
2025-01-15
CVE-2024-5198

CVSS Score

3.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

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

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 15, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@openvpn.net

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