CVE-2022-21208
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CVE-2022-21208 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a missing limitation on the number of received chunks - per single session or in total for all concurrent sessions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending an unlimited number of huge chunks (e.g. EPSS estimates a 1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a missing limitation on the number of received chunks - per single session or in total for all concurrent sessions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending an unlimited number of huge chunks (e.g. 2GB each) without sending the Final closing chunk.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Node-Opcua Project | Node-Opcua | < 2.74.0 |
References
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/33ca3bab4ab781392a2f8d8f5a14de9a0aa0e410Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/dbcb5d5191118c22ee9c89332a94b94e6553d76bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/pull/1149Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEOPCUA-2988723Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/33ca3bab4ab781392a2f8d8f5a14de9a0aa0e410Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/dbcb5d5191118c22ee9c89332a94b94e6553d76bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/pull/1149Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEOPCUA-2988723Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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