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CVE-2017-7478

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 13.89% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-7478
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
13.89%

Original NVD Description

OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.