CVE-2014-8104
CVE-2014-8104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openvpn with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (88th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-399
- Affected product: Openvpn
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.11, 2.1.x, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a small control channel packet.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8104?
- OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.11, 2.1.x, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a small control channel packet.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8104?
- CVE-2014-8104 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2014-8104 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (88th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2014-8104?
- CVE-2014-8104 primarily affects Openvpn. In total, 142 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2014-8104?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2014-8104 published?
- CVE-2014-8104 was published on 2014-12-03 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0512.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00008.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3084
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:139
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2430-1
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncement-97597e732b
Affected products (142)
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.1_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:2.0_test1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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