TI-2020-12683 Aliases CVE-2020-16124 GHSA-gvrq-7c4p-64rf

Integer overflow in ROS communications library

MEDIUM 44CWE-190Published 2020-10-13 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in the XML RPC library of OpenRobotics ros_comm communications packages allows unauthenticated network traffic to cause unexpected behavior. This issue affects: OpenRobotics ros_comm communications packages Noetic and prior versions. Fixed in https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/2065.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00913 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Open Source Robotics Foundation	ros_comm ROS communications packages	Noetic – Noetic	—	No fix listed	CNA

ros_comm ROS communications packages VendorOpen Source Robotics Foundation Affected Noetic – Noetic Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ros:ros-comm::::::::	before 1.15.9	Vulnerable	Ros

cpe:2.3:a:ros:ros-comm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.15.9 Vulnerable ·Ros

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-16124
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvrq-7c4p-64rf

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/2065

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Sources

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