DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3393
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-11-01T12:47:00Z
Modified
2026-09-22T16:47:37Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Format string vulnerability in the foreign_option function in options.c for OpenVPN 2.0.x allows remote clients to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a push of the dhcp-option command option.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openvpn?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393.json"

Debian:13 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openvpn?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393.json"

Debian:14 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openvpn?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3393.json"