CVE-2024-30258 FastDDS crash when publisher send malformed packet
A remote attacker can crash FastDDS processes by sending malformed RTPS packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-30258?
CVE-2024-30258 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in eProsima Fast-DDS, published on 13 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FastDDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group). Prior to versions 2.14.1, 2.13.5, 2.10.4, and 2.6.8, when a publisher serves a malformed `RTPS` packet, the subscriber crashes when creating `pthread`. This can remotely crash any Fast-DDS process, potentially leading to a DOS attack. Versions 2.14.1, 2.13.5, 2.10.4, and 2.6.8 contain a patch for the issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eprosima Fast Dds.
How do I fix CVE-2024-30258?
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-2024-30258 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-30258 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in eProsima Fast-DDS
- CVE-2025-67108 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-28231 Manipulated DATA Submessage causes a heap-buffer-overflow error
- CVE-2023-50716 Invalid DATA_FRAG Submessage causes a bad-free error
- CVE-2023-50257 Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2
- CVE-2023-42459 Malformed DATA submessage leads to bad-free error in Fast-DDS
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30258, GHSA-53xw-465j-rxfh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30258.