CVE-2013-7098 describes a critical heap overflow vulnerability in the OpenConnect VPN client, specifically affecting versions using GnuTLS prior to 5.02, which can be triggered when the MTU is increased upon reconnection. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.