Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-12166
CVE-2017-12166
Description
OpenVPN versions before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
4- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2017-12166nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101153nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryURL Repurposed
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039470nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryURL Repurposed
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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