CVE-2024-1305 Integer overflow in OpenVPN-GUI
An attacker can trigger a kernel buffer overflow via crafted write operations, leading to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation on Windows systems using the vulnerable driver.
- 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-2024-1305?
CVE-2024-1305 is a critical vulnerability in OpenVPN-GUI, published on 8 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tap-windows6 driver version 9.26 and earlier does not properly check the size data of incomming write operations which an attacker can use to overflow memory buffers, resulting in a bug check and potentially arbitrary code execution in kernel space
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvpn Tap-Windows6.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv4p-hrvc-c34g.