What is CVE-2023-41151?

CVE-2023-41151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-41151?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-41151

An uncaught exception issue discovered in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK before 6.30 for Windows operating system may cause the application to crash when the server wants to send an error packet, while socket is blocked on writing.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Softing Opc
Softing Opc_ua_c\+\+_software_development_kit
Softing Secure_integration_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41151?: CVE-2023-41151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-41151?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.