# CVE-2021-42262: An issue was discovered in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK before 5.70.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK before 5.70. An invalid XML element in the type dictionary makes the OPC/UA client crash due to an out-of-memory condition.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://industrial.softing.com/us/solutions/opc-and-opc-ua.html
- https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/sof-files/pdf/ia/support/Security_Bulletin_CVE-2021-42262.pdf

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