CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-37013

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Mar 29, 2023 | Modified: Apr 06, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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 [with vendor rollup]. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of certificates. A crafted certificate can force the server into an infinite loop. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-17203.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Opc_ua_c++_demo_server Unified-automation 1.7.6.537 (including) 1.7.6.537 (including)

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