Vulnerability in Eprosima Fast-Dds
CVE-2025-64438
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group ). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast -DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (`gapList .base - gapStart`), an attacker drives `StatefulReader::processGapMsg()` into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s equence numbers into `WriterProxy::changes_received_` (`std::set`), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination. No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t he issue.
EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th 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
- Eprosima Fast-dds — versions 3.4.0, 3.0.0, 0
- Eprosima Fast_dds — versions 3.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-64438?
- CVE-2025-64438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eprosima Fast-Dds, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-64438?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.