CVE-2022-45920 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A malformed request in Softing uaToolkit Embedded can cause a memory leak, potentially leading to denial of service.

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-2022-45920?

CVE-2022-45920 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Softing uaToolkit Embedded before 1.41, a malformed CreateMonitoredItems request may cause a memory leak.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45920?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Softing Uatoolkit Embedded.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45920 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-2022-45920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqfq-w9v9-983h.

Is CVE-2022-45920 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free