CVE-2023-6247
OpenVPN vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-6247 affects the PKCS#7 parser in OpenVPN 3 Core Library versions through 3.8.3. The vulnerability was discovered when it was found that the parser did not properly validate parsed data, leading to potential application crashes (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) issue. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability results in the application crashing due to improper validation of parsed data in the PKCS#7 parser (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade their OpenVPN 3 Core Library to a version newer than 3.8.3 to address this vulnerability (NVD).

Additional resources


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