Infinite loop in OPC UA .NET Standard - CVE-2022-29862

 

Infinite loop in OPC UA .NET Standard - CVE-2022-29862

Published: March 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72705
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29862
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

OPC UA .NET Standard
Edgecross Basic Software for Windows ECP-BS1-W
Edgecross Basic Software for Developers ECP-BS1-W-D

How to mitigate CVE-2022-29862

Install updates from vendor's website.

OPC UA .NET Standard - update to 1.4.368.58
Edgecross Basic Software for Windows ECP-BS1-W - update to 1.27
Edgecross Basic Software for Developers ECP-BS1-W-D - update to 1.27

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