Buffer overflow in Openrobotics Robot_operating_system

CVE-2024-38922

Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble version was discovered to contain a heap overflow in the nav2_amcl process. This vulnerability is triggered via sending a crafted message to the component /initialpose.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (42.3th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38922?
CVE-2024-38922 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openrobotics Robot_operating_system, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-38922?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.