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CVE-2006-2229

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/05/2006
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier, when configured to use the --management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1, uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface, which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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