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CVE-2019-14899 flaw allows hijacking VPN connections on Linux, Unix systems

Researchers discovered a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14899 that can be exploited to hijack active TCP connections in a VPN tunnel. The flaw could be exploited by an attacker who shares the same network segment with the targeted user to determine if they are using a VPN, obtain the virtual IP address, determine if the target is currently visiting a specified website, and inject data into the TCP stream. Experts tested the flaw against OpenVPN, WireGuard, and IKEv2/IPSec, but it has not been tested against Tor.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/94764/hacking/cve-2019-14899-vpn-flaw.html

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