Security Advisory

CVE-2016-6329

5.9
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

OpenVPN, when using a 64-bit block cipher, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTP-over-OpenVPN session using Blowfish in CBC mode, aka a "Sweet32" attack.
Published Date January 31, 2017
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory