CVE-2021-37146 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the ROS communication library via a crafted XMLRPC call triggering an infinite loop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-37146?
CVE-2021-37146 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37146?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ros Ros-Comm.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37146?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-37146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37146, GHSA-2mx4-9226-r9j6, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37146.