CVE-2005-3409 json
OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.4, when running in TCP mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by forcing th…
published 2005-11-02 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3408
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.4, when running in TCP mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by forcing the accept function call to return an error status, which leads to a null dereference in an exception handler.
Patch / fix
- openvpn Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.5-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3409
- openvpn openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.5.3-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11128-1
- secunia.com/advisories/17376 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/17376
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-07.xml
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/415487
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-885
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/17447
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/17480
third-party-advisory
- openvpn.net /changelog.html
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securityfocus.com
/bid/15270
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/17452
third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/20416
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3409
- NVD CVE-2005-3409
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