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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVE-2022-29862

High
7.5/10

Summary

An infinite loop in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack before 1.4.368.58 allows a remote attackers to cause the application to hang via a crafted message.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Loops with multiple exits and flags detract from the quality of an application. They tend to make control structures difficult to understand, and introduce the risk of non-termination and other structural problems. The vulnerability “loop with unreachable exit condition” enables attackers to exploit this flaw, leading to denial of service.

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