# CVE-2023-39946: Heap overflow in push\_back\_helper due to a CDR message

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.6, 2.9.2, 2.10.2
- Published: 2023-08-11 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- eProsima Fast-DDS: fixed in 2.6.6; 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 2.11.1, 2.10.2, 2.9.2, and 2.6.6, heap can be overflowed by providing a PID_PROPERTY_LIST parameter that contains a CDR string with length larger than the size of actual content. In `eprosima::fastdds::dds::ParameterPropertyList_t::push_back_helper`, `memcpy` is called to first copy the octet'ized length and then to copy the data into `properties_.data`. At the second memcpy, both `data` and `size` can be controlled by anyone that sends the CDR string to the discovery multicast port. This can remotely crash any Fast-DDS process. Versions 2.11.1, 2.10.2, 2.9.2, and 2.6.6 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 (2.6.6, 2.9.2, 2.10.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/security/advisories/GHSA-j297-rg6j-m7hx
- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/349227005827e8a67a0406b823138b5068cc47dc
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5481

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