CVE-2022-21208

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-21208?

Upgrade node-opcua to 2.74.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-21208 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-21208 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-21208?

CVE-2022-21208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-21208 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for node-opcua (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The package node-opcua before 2.74.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a missing limitation on the number of received chunks - per single session or in total for all concurrent sessions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending an unlimited number of huge chunks (e.g. 2GB each) without sending the Final closing chunk.

CWE-1284

How to fix

Remediation Available

node-opcuaNVD

Affected:< 2.74.0Fixed in:2.74.0CVE-2022-21208derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory1

security.snyk.io

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-1284 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-20699	Critical	10.0	72%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-43267	Critical	9.8	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-31629	Medium	6.5	49%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-9316	Unscored	-	36%	-	-
CVE-2022-36620	High	7.5	23%	-	-
CVE-2008-1440	High	7.1	23%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-21208?

Upgrade node-opcua to 2.74.0 or later.

Is CVE-2022-21208 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-21208 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-21208?

CVE-2022-21208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-21208 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for node-opcua (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.