A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the C++ components of ROS2 Iron Irwini versions ROS_VERSION 2 and ROS_PYTHON_VERSION 3, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via improper handling of arrays or strings.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30683
• https://github.com/yashpatelphd/CVE-2024-30683
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/23/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/23/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/23/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/23/5