Security advisory

{
  "id": "097f6e64642dfc36e72c23fe3e40d3fade6745473e231c959e50bcf47352d189",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38445",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-38445",
    "summary": "OCI OpenDDS versions prior to 3.18.1 do not handle a length parameter consistent with the actual length of the associated data, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-38445",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-38445",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-38445"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/opendds/opendds",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "e3f454e402ef466c574aefca7c3dae4f8e39238c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:objectcomputing:opendds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.18.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "DDS-3.16",
            "DDS-3.18",
            "DDS-3.18-pre1",
            "DDS-3.17-pre22",
            "DDS-3.17",
            "DDS-3.17-pre24",
            "DDS-3.17-pre23",
            "DDS-3.17-pre21",
            "DDS-3.17-pre20",
            "DDS-3.17-pre19",
            "DDS-3.17-pre18",
            "DDS-3.17-pre17",
            "DDS-3.17-pre16",
            "DDS-3.17-pre15",
            "DDS-3.17-pre14",
            "DDS-3.17-pre13",
            "DDS-3.17-pre7",
            "DDS-3.17-pre5",
            "DDS-3.17-pre4",
            "DDS-3.17-pre2",
            "DDS-3.17-pre1",
            "DDS-3.16-pre21",
            "DDS-3.15",
            "DDS-3.15-pre24",
            "DDS-3.15-pre23",
            "DDS-3.14",
            "DDS-3.15-pre22",
            "DDS-3.15-pre21",
            "DDS-3.15-pre20",
            "DDS-3.15-pre18",
            "DDS-3.15-pre19",
            "DDS-3.15-pre17",
            "DDS-3.15-pre16",
            "DDS-3.15-pre13",
            "DDS-3.15-pre14",
            "DDS-3.15-pre15",
            "DDS-3.15-pre12",
            "DDS-3.15-pre11",
            "DDS-3.15-pre10",
            "DDS-3.15-pre9",
            "DDS-3.15-pre8",
            "DDS-3.15-pre7",
            "DDS-3.15-pre6",
            "DDS-3.15-pre5",
            "DDS-3.15-pre4",
            "DDS-3.15-pre3",
            "DDS-3.15-pre2",
            "DDS-3.15-pre1",
            "DDS-3.14-pre5",
            "DDS-3.14-pre4",
            "DDS-3.14-pre3",
            "DDS-3.14-pre2",
            "DDS-3.14-pre1",
            "DDS-3.13",
            "DDS-3.10",
            "DDS-3.12",
            "DDS-3.9",
            "DDS-3.8",
            "DDS-3.7"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-38445.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:58.320724789Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://opendds.org/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-315-02"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-38445",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439064,
  "published_at": "2022-05-05T17:15:09.687+00:00"
}