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CVE-2005-2531

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2005-08-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

OpenVPN before 2.0.1, when running with "verb 0" and without TLS authentication, does not properly flush the OpenSSL error queue when a client fails certificate authentication to the server and causes the error to be processed by the wrong client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnection) via a large number of failed authentication attempts.

Affected Platforms

Openvpn Openvpn

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References