SB2024012441 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Fast DDS
Published: January 24, 2024 Updated: April 9, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50257)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50716)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a bad free of uninitialized memory in MessageReceiver::proc_Submsg_DataFrag when processing a crafted DATA_FRAG submessage. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DATA_FRAG packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue is reachable over the adjacent network via UDP transport and does not require user interaction.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/releases/tag/v2.6.7
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/f2e5ceae8fbea0a6c9445a366faaca0b98a8ef86
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/releases/tag/v2.10.3
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/releases/tag/v2.11.3
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/releases/tag/v2.12.2
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/security/advisories/GHSA-5m2f-hvj2-cx2h