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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-20813

Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted reset packet.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-20813

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2023, 19:16 UTC

Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted reset packet.

osv:CVE-2020-20813
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-20813",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-20813",
    "summary": "Control Channel in OpenVPN 2.4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted reset packet.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-20813",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:32.508476929Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.freebuf.com/vuls/215171.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433045,
  "published_at": "2023-08-22T19:16:08.247+00:00"
}