CVE-2024-39289 — Unsafe use of eval() method in rosparam tool

CVE-2024-39289

Unsafe use of eval() method in rosparam tool PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

A code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Robot Operating System (ROS) 'rosparam' tool, affecting ROS distributions Noetic Ninjemys and earlier. The vulnerability stems from the use of the eval() function to process unsanitized, user-supplied parameter values via special converters for angle representations in radians. This flaw allowed attackers to craft and execute arbitrary Python code.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Open Source Robotics Foundation / Robot Operating System (ROS)	affected Noetic Ninjemys; affected Melodic Morenia; affected Kinetic Kame; affected Indigo Igloo

CWE

CWE-95, CWE-94

References

https://www.ros.org/blog/noetic-eol/

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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