CVE-2023-46850
CRITICALOpenVPN 2.6.0-2.6.6 - Use-After-Free via Network Buffer Handling
Title source: llmDescription
Use after free in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 to 2.6.6 may lead to undefined behavoir, leaking memory buffers or remote execution when sending network buffers to a remote peer.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2023-46850
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L3FS46ANNTAVLIQY56ZKGM5CBTRVBUNE/
Vendor Advisory
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/access-server-security-update-cve-2023-46849-cve-2023-46850/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5555
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/O54I7D753V6PU6XBU26FEROD2DSHEJQ4/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0373
EPSS Percentile
88.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
12.0
fedoraproject/fedora
39
openvpn/openvpn
2.6.0 - 2.6.6
openvpn/openvpn_access_server
2.11.0 - 2.11.3
Published
Nov 11, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026