3.3

CVE-2024-5198: openvpn openvpn-gui NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 3.3v3.1LowAnalyzed
Published 15-01-2025Last modified 15-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5198 is a low (CVSS 3.3) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in openvpn openvpn-gui. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
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. 15-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenVPN ovpn-dco for Windows version 1.1.1 allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver resulting in a NULL pointer dereference leading to a system halt.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

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

Affected systems

Openvpn3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links