Denial of Service Vulnerability in Softing Industrial Automation uaToolkit Embedded
CVE-2021-40872

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Softing

Status
Smartlink Hw-dp
Uatoolkit Embedded
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2021

What is CVE-2021-40872?

A vulnerability in Softing Industrial Automation's uaToolkit Embedded allows remote attackers to disrupt service (DoS) or circumvent security measures by sending specially crafted messages to an OPC/UA server. This issue stems from an invalid type cast, which may lead to unexpected server crashes requiring a restart. Users of uaToolkit Embedded versions prior to 1.40 should consider implementing security measures to protect against potential exploitation.

References

https://industrial.softing.com/
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https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/sof-files/pdf/ia...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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