CVE-2005-2532

no score yetEPSS 2.7%

OpenVPN before 2.0.1 does not properly flush the OpenSSL error queue when a packet can not be decrypted by the server, which allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnection) via a large number of packets that can not be decrypted.

EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2005-08-24
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

openvpn:openvpn

References

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16463
http://secunia.com/advisories/17103
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-851
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:145

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