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CVE-2023-39949

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-08-11
  • WeaknessCWE-617

Am I affected?

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Description

eprosima Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Prior to versions 2.9.1 and 2.6.5, improper validation of sequence numbers may lead to remotely reachable assertion failure. This can remotely crash any Fast-DDS process. Versions 2.9.1 and 2.6.5 contain a patch for this issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-08-1114:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0= 11.0no fix published
12.0= 12.0no fix published
Eprosima fast dds
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.6≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.52.6.5
2.9= 2.9.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-10-09
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-617read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-08-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39949?

eprosima Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the Data Distribution Service standard of the Object Management Group. Prior to versions 2.9.1 and 2.6.5, improper validation of sequence numbers may lead to remotely reachable assertion failure. This can remotely crash any Fast-DDS process. Versions 2.9.1 and 2.6.5 contain a patch for this issue.

Is CVE-2023-39949 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-39949, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-39949?

CVE-2023-39949 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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