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CVE-2022-37012 (GCVE-0-2022-37012)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-29 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-18 19:34
VLAI
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Unified Automation OPC UA C++ Demo Server 1.7.6-537. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the OpcUa_SecureListener_ProcessSessionCallRequest method. A crafted OPC UA message can force the server to incorrectly update a reference count. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-16927.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-18 19:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-911 - Improper Update of Reference Count
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unified Automation OPC UA C++ Demo Server Affected: 1.7.6-537
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Credits
20urdjk
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