VDB-211925 · CVE-2022-37453 · EUVD-2022-40079

Softing OPC UA C++ SDK up to 6.9 Array buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK up to 6.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Array Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-37453. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK up to 6.9. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Array Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK before 6.10. A buffer overflow or an excess allocation happens due to unchecked array and matrix bounds in structure data types.

The weakness was published 10/21/2022. The advisory is shared at industrial.softing.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-37453 since 08/07/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-40079). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Softing

Name

OPC UA C++ SDK

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OPC UA C++ SDK 6.10

Timelineinfo

08/07/2022 🔍
10/21/2022 +75 days 🔍
10/21/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2026 +1337 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: industrial.softing.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-37453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211925
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2022 07:20
Updated: 06/19/2026 12:54
Changes: 10/21/2022 07:20 (40), 11/19/2022 07:13 (11), 05/09/2025 06:05 (15), 06/19/2026 12:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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