CVE-2005-2533 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenVPN versions prior to 2.0.1 when operating in "dev tap" Ethernet bridging mode. An authenticated remote client can exhaust system memory by flooding the server with packets containing numerous spoofed MAC addresses. This vulnerability has a low severity score (CVSS 2.1) and is rated as a low risk, with no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or community discussion. It is not listed on the KEV catalog and has not received media coverage, indicating a low likelihood of active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1_rc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1_rc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1_rc4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.