Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 14:52 Post subject: [SOLVED] How to address vulnerabilities in OpenVPN?
Hello. I have an older router that I am using as a dedicated OpenVPN device. Functionality wise, it works great. However the latest DD-WRT firmware available for my unit is from 2019. This means the version of OpenVPN included is older as well. I noticed the version of OpenVPN included in my DD-WRT firmware has a few vulnerabilities however they were "fixed with patch."
DD-WRT Build: DD-WRT v3.0-r39960M
Router: Netgear R6700v3
Mode: Routing is disabled. Only using OpenVPN service
How do I address these vulnerabilities? Is there a way to install patches to my OpenVPN software within the DD-WRT firmware? Alternatively can I update the version of OpenVPN?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by libertyeagle20 on Mon May 01, 2023 15:31; edited 1 time in total
[quote="itwontbewe"]start with the announcement thread at the top of the forum
[url]https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=327615&sid=5e566285fe761a9a16fbf81cdac7a53f[/url][/quote]
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6447 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 15:34 Post subject:
Hi and welcome to the forum...
To address OpenVPN bugs and errors.. ??
1. Tell us more about your router model / current firmware number..to start with...!
2. Provide as many details are possible..otherwise its a pure guessing and random blind shots...!
3. last firmware is 52369 https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/
4. To update from an old build..its advised to update and reset after the update and rebuild all settings manually, never load settings save file form different builds... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Thank you both so much for the info and patience. I had an incorrect understanding that the initial firmware I used to go from stock -> WW-DRT was all my router supported. I didn't realize I could easily upgrade from the initial WW-DRT version to the latest firmware.
I updated to the latest firmware which should resolve any vulnerabilities. Thanks again.
