CVE-2022-21208 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting node-opcua versions prior to 2.74.0, stemming from a lack of limitation on received data chunks. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending an unlimited number of large data chunks, causing resource exhaustion and disrupting service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a significant availability risk, though it has low exploitability complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.74.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-opcua_project:node-opcua:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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