CVE-2018-9336

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductOpenvpn
PublishedMay 1, 2018
First seenMay 1, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • openvpn openvpn2.4.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openvpn openvpn2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.62.4.6
slackware slackware_linux13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1—

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CVE-2018-9336 · Openvpn · Dark Radar