CVE-2026-2738

Buffer overflow in ovpn‑dco‑win version 2.8.0 allows local attackers to cause a system crash by sending too large packets to the remote peer when the AEAD tag appears at the end of the encrypted packet

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2026-2738

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

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Summary		(es) Desbordamiento de búfer en ovpn?dco?win versión 2.8.0 permite a atacantes locales provocar una caída del sistema al enviar paquetes demasiado grandes al par remoto cuando la etiqueta AEAD se encuentra al final del paquete cifrado.

19 Feb 2026, 21:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-19 21:18

Updated : 2026-04-15 00:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-2738

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2738

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2738

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-131

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

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