CVE-2006-2229 Information

Description

OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier when configured to use the –management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1 uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Reference

http://openvpn.net/man.html http://www.osvdb.org/25660 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432863/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432867/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433000/100/0/threaded