CVE-2021-32994
Softing OPC-UA C++ SDK Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library functions don't properly validate received extension objects, which may allow an attacker to crash the software by sending a variety of specially crafted packets to access several unexpected memory locations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Softing OPC-UA C++ SDK Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library functions don't properly validate received extension objects, which may allow an attacker to crash the software by sending a variety of specially crafted packets to access several unexpected memory locations.
- Record
CVE-2021-32994- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19715
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library functions don't properly validate received extension objects, which may allow an attacker to crash the software by sending a variety of specially crafted packets to access several unexpected memory locations.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19715- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f933-7c3x-46v4
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library...
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library functions don't properly validate received extension objects, which may allow an attacker to crash the software by sending a variety of specially crafted packets to access several unexpected memory locations.
- Record
GHSA-f933-7c3x-46v4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Softing OPC UA C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) versions from 5.59 to 5.64 exported library functions don't properly validate received extension objects, which may allow an attacker to crash the software by sending a variety of specially crafted packets to access several unexpected memory locations.
- Record
CVE-2021-32994- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32994 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Softing Opc Ua C++ Sdk (software Development Kit), published April 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.