High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-9336
CVE-2018-9336
Description
openvpnserv.exe (aka the interactive service helper) in OpenVPN 2.4.x before 2.4.6 allows a local attacker to cause a double-free of memory by sending a malformed request to the interactive service. This could cause a denial-of-service through memory corruption or possibly have unspecified other impact including privilege escalation.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/opensuse/openvpn&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.4.3-5.3.19+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.3-5.3.19
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commit/1394192b210cb3c6624a7419bcf3ff966742e79bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-09nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/ChangesInOpenvpn24nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/releases/tag/v2.4.6nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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