CVE-2022-25231

Denial of Service (DoS)

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Published Aug 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specifically crafted OPC UA message with a special OPC UA NodeID, when the requested memory allocation exceeds the v8’s memory limit.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

node-opcua

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 2.74.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:node-opcua_project:node-opcua:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6609	The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specifically crafted OPC UA message with a special OPC UA NodeID, when the requested memory allocation exceeds the v8’s memory limit.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qpgc-xh7j-52q8	node-opcua DoS vulnerability via message with memory allocation that exceeds v8's memory limit

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.360% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/7b5044b3f5866fbedc3efabd05e407352c07bd2f
https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/pull/1182
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEOPCUA-2988724

History

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Subscriptions

Node-opcua Project Node-opcua

Weaknesses

CWE-770

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Aug 23, 2022, 5:05 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved: Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 23, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:33 AM

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