CVE-2005-3393

N/A Unknown

Published: November 01, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081023121059&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17376

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17447

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17452

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17480

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-885

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-07.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415487

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15239

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2255

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081023121059&w=2