Low severity · published Jan 15, 2025
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 resulting in a NULL pointer…
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OV
Ovpn-dco-win · Openvpn
1.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5198
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5198
Vendor Advisory
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-5198
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