CVE-2020-16124 json
Integer overflow in ROS communications library
published 2020-10-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-8090
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- ros ros-comm 1.15.9
- ros-ros-comm Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.15.8+ds1-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16124
- github.com/ros/ros_comm#2065 pull request
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- openrobotics ros_comm ROS communications packages
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
-
github.com
/ros/ros_comm/pull/2065
patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-16124
- NVD CVE-2020-16124
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