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CVE-2006-2229: openvpn

CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2229
Published 05-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2229 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in openvpn. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Openvpn2 products
  • openvpn2.0 | 2.0.1_rc1 | 2.0.1_rc2 | 2.0.1_rc3 | 2.0.1_rc4 | 2.0.1_rc5 | 2.0.1_rc6 | 2.0.1_rc7 | 2.0.2_rc1 | 2.0.3_rc1 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.6_rc1 | 2.0_beta1 | 2.0_beta2 | 2.0_beta3 | 2.0_beta4 | 2.0_beta5 | 2.0_beta6 | 2.0_beta7 | 2.0_beta8 | 2.0_beta9 | 2.0_beta10 | 2.0_beta11 | 2.0_beta12 | 2.0_beta13 | 2.0_beta15 | 2.0_beta16 | 2.0_beta17 | 2.0_beta18 | 2.0_beta19 | 2.0_beta20 | 2.0_beta28 | 2.0_rc1 | 2.0_rc2 | 2.0_rc3 | 2.0_rc4 | 2.0_rc5 | 2.0_rc6 | 2.0_rc7 | 2.0_rc8 | 2.0_rc9 | 2.0_rc10 | 2.0_rc11 | 2.0_rc12 | 2.0_rc13 | 2.0_rc14 | 2.0_rc15 | 2.0_rc16 | 2.0_rc17 | 2.0_rc18 | 2.0_rc19 | 2.0_rc20 | 2.0_rc21 | 2.0_test1 | 2.0_test2 | 2.0_test3 | 2.0_test4 | 2.0_test5 | 2.0_test6 | 2.0_test7 | 2.0_test8 | 2.0_test9 | 2.0_test10 | 2.0_test11 | 2.0_test12 | 2.0_test14 | 2.0_test15 | 2.0_test16 | 2.0_test17 | 2.0_test18 | 2.0_test19 | 2.0_test20 | 2.0_test21 | 2.0_test22 | 2.0_test23 | 2.0_test24 | 2.0_test25 | 2.0_test26 | 2.0_test27 | 2.0_test29
  • openvpn_access_server2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7
Debian1 product
  • openvpnAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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