CVE-2016-6329 describes a vulnerability in OpenVPN when configured to use a 64-bit block cipher. This flaw, known as a "Sweet32" attack, allows remote attackers to potentially decrypt sensitive data, such as HTTP traffic, through a birthday attack against long-duration encrypted sessions. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) due to its network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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