FastDDS has Out-of-memory while parsing GenericMessage when DDS Security is enabled
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group ). ParticipantGenericMessage is the DDS Security control-message container that carries not only the handshake but also on going security-control traffic after the handshake, such as crypto-token exchange, rekeying, re-authentication, and token delivery for newly appearing endpoints. On receive, the CDR parser is invoked first and deserializes the `message_data` (i .e., the `DataHolderSeq`) via the `readParticipantGenericMessage → readDataHolderSeq` path. The `DataHolderSeq` is parsed sequentially: a sequence count (`uint32`), and for each DataHolder the `class_id` string (e.g. `DDS:Auth:PKI-DH:1.0+Req`), string properties (a sequence of key/value pairs), and binary properties (a name plus an octet-vector). The parser operat es at a stateless level and does not know higher-layer state (for example, whether the handshake has already completed), s o it fully unfolds the structure before distinguishing legitimate from malformed traffic. Because RTPS permits duplicates, delays, and retransmissions, a receiver must perform at least minimal structural parsing to check identity and sequence n umbers before discarding or processing a message; the current implementation, however, does not "peek" only at a minimal header and instead parses the entire `DataHolderSeq`. As a result, prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, this parsi ng behavior can trigger an out-of-memory condition and remotely terminate the process. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 p atch the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eProsima | Fast-DDS | 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1; before 2.6.11 | 3.4.1, 3.3.1, 2.6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Fast-DDS VendoreProsima Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1; before 2.6.11 Fixed in 3.4.1, 3.3.1, 2.6.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eprosima:fast_dds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.6.11; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | eProsima |
| cpe:2.3:a:eprosima:fast_dds:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | eProsima |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:eprosima:fast_dds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.11; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·eProsima
- cpe:2.3:a:eprosima:fast_dds:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·eProsima
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Fast-DDS (eProsima) Fixed in 3.4.1, 3.3.1, 2.6.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
eProsima Fast-DDS 2.6.11, 3.3.1, 3.4.1
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-38982 FastDDS's heap buffer overflow in RTPS DATA_FRAG enables unauthenticated DoS (potential RCE)Priority LOW 34
- TI-2025-38817 FastDDS has heap buffer overflow in readData via Manipulated DATA Submessage when DDS Security is enabledPriority LOW 16
- TI-2025-38816 FastDDS has heap buffer overflow in readString via Manipulated DATA Submessage when DDS Security is enabledPriority LOW 16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62603
References
Patch 3
More eProsima Fast Dds vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38815 Integer overflow in eProsima Fast-DDS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-18790 Manipulated DATA Submessage causes a heap-buffer-overflow error CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
- TI-2023-27485 Disconnect Vulnerability in RTPS Packets Used by SROS2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
- TI-2024-20005 FastDDS heap buffer overflow when publisher sends malformed packet CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-20840 Another heap overflow in push_back_helper CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-20839 Heap overflow in push_back_helper due to a CDR message CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
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