Unsafe use of eval() method in ros2 topic hz tool
A code injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) 'ros2topic' command-line tool, affecting all ROS 2 distributions from Crystal Clemmys up to and including Lyrical Luth and Rolling Ridley. The vulnerability lies in the 'hz' verb, which reports the publishing rate of a topic and accepts a user-provided Python expression via the --filter option. This input is passed directly to the eval() function without sanitization, allowing a local user to craft and execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2024-42002
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2024-42002
Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2)
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/ros2/ros2cli",
"vendor": "Open Source Robotics Foundation",
"modules": [
"ros2topic"
],
"product": "Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2)",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Rolling Ridley",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Lyrical Luth",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Kilted Kaiju",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Jazzy Jalisco",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Iron Irwini",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Humble Hawksbill",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Galactic Geochelone",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Foxy Fitzroy",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Eloquent Elusor",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Dashing Diademata",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Crystal Clemmys",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"platforms": [
"Linux",
"MacOS",
"Windows"
],
"packageName": "ros2topic",
"programFiles": [
"ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/hz.py"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2024-42002
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #4364 · Revision 1
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