OpenVPN / OpenVPN/openvpn3

dns leak (windows)

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Description

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the DNS leak on Windows 7, then inspect the protection logic in openvpn/tun/win/wfp.hpp and openvpn/tun/win/client/tunsetup.hpp around the linked lines. Trace why the existing protection is ineffective and verify that DNS requests no longer leak outside the VPN when the issue is fixed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
networking, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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