What is CVE-2019-13566?

CVE-2019-13566 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ros Ros-Comm, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-13566?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ros Ros-Comm

CVE-2019-13566

An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic-ros-comm) through 1.14.3. A buffer overflow allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an IP address with a long hostname.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ros Ros-comm
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13566?: CVE-2019-13566 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ros Ros-Comm, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-13566?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.