# CVE-2024-10838: Integer Underflow in DDS\_Security\_Deserialize\_ methods may lead to OOB read

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.5
- Published: 2025-03-12 · Updated: 2025-03-12

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Cyclone DDS: fixed in 0.10.5

## Description

An integer underflow during deserialization may allow any unauthenticated user to read out of bounds heap memory. This may result into secret data or pointers revealing the layout of the address space to be included into a deserialized data structure, which may potentially lead to thread crashes or cause denial of service conditions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Cyclone DDS, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-w25p-jc42
- https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds/releases/tag/0.10.5
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/46

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