CVE-2020-14522 Softing Industrial Automation OPC
An attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in Softing Industrial Automation OPC products through uncontrolled resource consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14522?
CVE-2020-14522 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Softing Industrial Automation all versions prior to the latest build of version 4.47.0 OPC, published on 25 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Softing Industrial Automation all versions prior to the latest build of version 4.47.0, The affected product is vulnerable to uncontrolled resource consumption, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14522?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softing Opc.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14522?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-14522 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14522 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Softing Industrial Automation all versions prior to the latest build of version 4.47.0 OPC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c27-5cx3-qcjh.