Advisory Details

June 27th, 2022

(Pwn2Own) Prosys OPC UA SDK for Java OPC UA Messages Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

ZDI-22-873
ZDI-CAN-16441

CVE ID CVE-2022-30551
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Prosys OPC
AFFECTED PRODUCTS UA SDK for Java
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Prosys OPC UA SDK for Java. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within handling of OPC UA messages. By sending a large number of requests, an attacker can consume all available resources on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Prosys OPC has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.prosysopc.com/blog/pwn2own-resource-exhaustion-exploit/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-05-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-06-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Vera Mens, Uri Katz, Sharon Brizinov of Claroty Research
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