Integer overflow in Openvpn Openvpn-Gui
CVE-2024-1305
tap-windows6 driver version 9.26 and earlier does not properly check the size data of incomming write operations which an attacker can use to overflow memory buffers, resulting in a bug check and potentially arbitrary code execution in kernel space
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.154 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.154 · newest: 0.154 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openvpn Openvpn-Gui — versions 2.6.9 and earlier
- Openvpn Tap-Windows6 — versions 9.26 or earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-1305 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html (Mailing List, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1305?
- CVE-2024-1305 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn-Gui, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1305?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.