CVE-2005-2533

N/A Unknown
Published: August 24, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

OpenVPN before 2.0.1, when running in "dev tap" Ethernet bridging mode, allows remote authenticated clients to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a flood of packets with a large number of spoofed MAC addresses.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16463
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17103
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-851
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:145
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openvpn