CVE-2025-2704 (GCVE-0-2025-2704)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-02 21:00 – Updated: 2025-10-23 10:53
VLAI
Summary
OpenVPN version 2.6.1 through 2.6.13 in server mode using TLS-crypt-v2 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by corrupting and replaying network packets in the early handshake phase
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenVPN OpenVPN Affected: 2.6.1 , ≤ 2.6.13 (semver)
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