CVE-2019-13445

Name: CVE-2019-13445
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-30T18:15:14.057+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-13445 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic-ros-comm) through 1.14.3. parseOptions() in tools/rosbag/src/record.cpp has an integer overflow when a crafted split option can be entered on the command line.. EPSS estimates a 2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic-ros-comm) through 1.14.3. parseOptions() in tools/rosbag/src/record.cpp has an integer overflow when a crafted split option can be entered on the command line.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.21%

80.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ros	Ros-Comm	<= 1.14.3

References

https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/blob/melodic-devel/tools/rosbag/src/record.cpp#L129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/issues/1738Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/1741Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/blob/melodic-devel/tools/rosbag/src/record.cpp#L129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/issues/1738Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ros/ros_comm/pull/1741Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-13445?

How severe is CVE-2019-13445?

CVE-2019-13445 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13445?

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Source: NVD / NIST