SUSE-SU-2017:2839-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2839-1

    Published: 24 Oct 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12166

    Summary: Security update for openvpn

    Details: This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-12166: Lack of bound check in read_key in old legacy key handling before using values could be used for a remote buffer overflow (bsc#1060877).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172839-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1060877, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12166

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvpn

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.8-16.20.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High