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CVE-2020-16124

Integer overflow in ROS communications library

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 13, 2020 at 02:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRos CommRos Comm

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in the XML RPC library of OpenRobotics ros_comm communications packages allows unauthenticated network traffic to cause unexpected behavior. This issue affects: OpenRobotics ros_comm communications packages Noetic and prior versions. Fixed in https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/2065.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ros Comm· Ros
95%
v < 1.15.9
Affected range stops below 1.15.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ros Comm· Openrobotics
60%
Noetic

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/2065

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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