{
    "id": "CVE-2017-7478",
    "published": "2017-05-15 18:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:24:25",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-617",
    "description": "OpenVPN version 2.3.12 and newer is vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. Note that this issue is fixed in 2.3.15 and 2.4.2.",
    "epss_score": "0.13783",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96408",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "openvpn",
            "product": "openvpn"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41993",
            "title": "OpenVPN 2.4.0 - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2017-05-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473",
        "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98444",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473",
        "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/QuarkslabAndCryptographyEngineerAudits",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41993/"
    ]
}