CVE-2023-23581 (GCVE-0-2023-23581)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-12 15:27 – Updated: 2024-08-02 10:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the vpnserver EnSafeHttpHeaderValueStr functionality of SoftEther VPN 5.01.9674 and 5.02. A specially crafted network packet can lead to denial of service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-31 21:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftEther VPN | SoftEther VPN |
Affected:
5.01.9674
Affected: 5.02 |
guessed | |
| softether | vpn |
Affected:
5.01.9674
cpe:2.3:a:softether:vpn:5.01.9674:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| softether | vpn |
Affected:
5.02
cpe:2.3:a:softether:vpn:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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