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CVE-2024-5198: OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows version 1.1.1 allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver...

Description

OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows version 1.1.1 allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver resulting in a NULL pointer dereference leading to a system halt.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5198

Affected Products

Vendor: OpenVPN

Product: ovpn-dco

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.5% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-13 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-5198

Timeline