CVE-2022-25231: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

August 23, 2022 (updated August 26, 2022)

The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 is 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.

References

github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/commit/7b5044b3f5866fbedc3efabd05e407352c07bd2f
github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/pull/1182
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25231
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEOPCUA-2988724

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