OpenVPN -- potential side-channel/timing attack when comparing HMACsentered 2013-03-31
no CVE referenced
The openvpn_decrypt function in crypto.c in OpenVPN 2.3.0 and earlier, when running in UDP mode, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a timing attack involving an HMAC comparison function that does not run in constant time and a padding oracle attack on the CBC mode cipher.
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security/openvpn-devel | openvpn-devel | g20260907,2 | unaddressed | gert@greenie.muc.de |
no CVE referenced
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>openvpn-devel</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>The openvpn_decrypt function in crypto.c in OpenVPN 2.3.0 and earlier,
when running in UDP mode, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive
information via a timing attack involving an HMAC comparison function
that does not run in constant time and a padding oracle attack on the
CBC mode cipher.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2013-2061</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2061</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2013-11-18</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>