CVE-2014-8104 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenVPN versions 2.x before 2.0.11, 2.1.x, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6, as well as distributions like Debian and OpenSUSE. Authenticated remote attackers can crash the OpenVPN server by sending a small control channel packet. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or Hot List. Despite this, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, including an article from SecurityWeek.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.