What is CVE-2024-5198?

CVE-2024-5198 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn-gui, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-5198?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Openvpn Openvpn-gui

CVE-2024-5198

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Openvpn Openvpn-gui — versions 2.6.10-I002
Openvpn Ovpn-dco — versions 1.1.1
Openvpn Ovpn-dco-win — versions 1.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

security@openvpn.net (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5198?: CVE-2024-5198 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn-gui, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-5198?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.