CVE-2006-2229 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can view sensitive information or cause denial of service if OpenVPN's management interface is exposed on a non-loopback IP with cleartext passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2229?
CVE-2006-2229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier, when configured to use the --management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1, uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface, which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2229?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Openvpn Openvpn, Openvpn Openvpn Access Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6wh-cc86-fx6h.