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CVE-2005-2532

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2005-08-19 openvpn -- denial of service: undecryptable packet from authorized client can disconnect unrelated clients

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-2532
Phase Assigned(20050810)

Description

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.

References

Source Reference
DEBIAN DSA-851
MANDRIVA MDKSA-2005:145
CONFIRM http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
BID 14607
SECUNIA 16463
SECUNIA 17103