CVE-2020-16124: Integer overflow in ROS communications library

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

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.

Affected products

openrobotics ros_comm ROS communications packages: before 1.15.9 — fixed in 1.15.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openrobotics ros_comm ROS communications packages 1.15.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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