VDB-287235 · CVE-2024-44854 · Issue 4538

Open Robotics ROS2 smoothPlan null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Open Robotics ROS2. This vulnerability affects the function smoothPlan. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44854. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Open Robotics ROS2 (the affected version is unknown). This affects the function smoothPlan. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 ROS2 navigation2 v.humble was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component smoothPlan().

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44854 since 08/21/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Open Robotics

Name

ROS2

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
12/07/2024 +108 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2024 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4538
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287235

Entryinfo

Created: 12/07/2024 09:26
Updated: 12/14/2024 02:03
Changes: 12/07/2024 09:26 (55), 12/14/2024 02:03 (21)
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