{"id":"MGASA-2014-0512","summary":"Updated openvpn package fixes CVE-2014-8104","details":"Updated openvpn packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nDragana Damjanovic discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain control\nchannel packets. An authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause an\nOpenVPN server to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2014-8104).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:45.132096845Z","published":"2014-12-05T16:59:28Z","upstream":["CVE-2014-8104"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0512.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14714"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2430-1/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openvpn","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/openvpn?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.2-3.1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0512.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}