CVE-2024-39835 (GCVE-0-2024-39835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-17 19:12 – Updated: 2025-07-18 08:04
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Summary
A code injection vulnerability has been identified in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'roslaunch' command-line tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability arises from the use of the eval() method to process user-supplied, unsanitized parameter values within the substitution args mechanism, which roslaunch evaluates before launching a node. This flaw allows attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Open Source Robotics Foundation Robot Operating System (ROS) Affected: Noetic Ninjemys
Affected: Melodic Morenia
Affected: Kinetic Kame
Affected: Indigo Igloo
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Credits
Florencia Cabral Berenfus, Ubuntu Robotics Team
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