CVE-2022-29863 — OPCFoundation.NetStandard…
HIGHCVE-2022-29863 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-770 vulnerability in OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core. A fix is available for OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.CoreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in the OPC UA .NET Standard Stack that allows a malicious client to cause a server to trigger an out of memory exception with a carefully crafted message.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core | all versions | 1.4.368.58dotnet add package OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core --version 1.4.368.58 |
Affected Products
ua .net standard stackopcfoundationDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core to 1.4.368.58 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-29863 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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