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CVE-2022-25888 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in opcua — CVE...

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in opcua

Published August 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

The package opcua from 0.0.0 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 24, 2022 (1510 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 441 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update opcua to 0.11.0 or later
cargo update -p opcua --precise 0.11.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
opcua
crates.io
All versions0.11.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-400
    Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionMITRE
  • CWE-770
    Allocation of Resources Without LimitsMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25888?
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in opcua This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-25888?
CVE-2022-25888 affects opcua. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-25888 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-8mx2-gqx9-rm7f

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