# CVE-2023-39945: Malformed serialized data in a data submessage leads to unhandled exception

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.5, 2.9.2, 2.10.2
- Published: 2023-08-11 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- eProsima Fast-DDS: fixed in 2.6.5; from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.9.2; from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.2

## Description

eprosima Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Prior to versions 2.11.0, 2.10.2, 2.9.2, and 2.6.5, a data submessage sent to PDP port raises unhandled `BadParamException` in fastcdr, which in turn crashes fastdds. Versions 2.11.0, 2.10.2, 2.9.2, and 2.6.5 contain a patch for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on eProsima Fast-DDS, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.5, 2.9.2, 2.10.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/security/advisories/GHSA-2rq6-8j7x-frr9
- https://bombshell.gtisc.gatech.edu/ddsfuzz/pcap/fastdds-exception-20230509-02.pcap
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-CDR/blob/v1.0.26/src/cpp/Cdr.cpp#L72-L79
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5481

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