Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-28231Manipulated DATA Submessage causes a heap-buffer-overflow error
Critical 9.7
In plain English
A critical-severity heap buffer overflow in Fast-DDS from eProsima. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
eprosima Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Prior to versions 2.14.0, 2.13.4, 2.12.3, 2.10.4, and 2.6.8, manipulated DATA Submessage can cause a heap overflow error in the Fast-DDS process, causing the process to be terminated remotely. Additionally, the payload_size in the DATA Submessage packet is declared as uint32_t. When a negative number, such as -1, is input into this variable, it results in an Integer Overflow (for example, -1 gets converted to 0xFFFFFFFF). This eventually leads to a heap-buffer-overflow, causing the program to terminate. Versions 2.14.0, 2.13.4, 2.12.3, 2.10.4, and 2.6.8 contain a fix for this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fastdds | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28231 |
| Debian:13 | fastdds | 2.14.0+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28231 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | fastdds | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28231 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | fastdds | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28231 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | fastdds | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28231 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | fastdds | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28231 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H