ros_comm/ros-melodic-ros-comm up to 1.14.3 Hostname buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ros_comm and ros-melodic-ros-comm up to 1.14.3. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation as part of Hostname leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-13566. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ros_comm and ros-melodic-ros-comm up to 1.14.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a Hostname leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 11/22/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-13566 since 07/11/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 255149 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-13566), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (255149). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 255149
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-13566

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/11/2019 🔍
11/22/2019 +134 days 🔍
11/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +2104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1735
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-13566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-13566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146144

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2019 09:14
Updated: 08/27/2025 05:17
Changes: 11/23/2019 09:14 (34), 11/23/2019 09:19 (17), 02/26/2024 14:48 (5), 02/26/2024 14:51 (1), 08/27/2025 05:17 (23)
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