CVE-2023-23932 — OpenDDS is an open source C++ implementation of the Object Management Group (OMG

OpenDDS is an open source C++ implementation of the Object Management Group (OMG) Data Distribution Service (DDS). OpenDDS applications that are exposed to untrusted RTPS network traffic may crash when parsing badly-formed input. This issue has been patched in version 3.23.1.

01What is this vulnerability?

OpenDDS is an open source C++ implementation of the Object Management Group (OMG) Data Distribution Service (DDS). OpenDDS applications that are exposed to untrusted RTPS network traffic may crash when parsing badly-formed input. This issue has been patched in version 3.23.1.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenDDS	OpenDDS	< 3.23.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-02-03T20:08:31.160Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-10T21:16:50.373Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/OpenDDS/OpenDDS/security/advisories/GHSA-8wvq-25f5-f8h4
• github.com — https://github.com/OpenDDS/OpenDDS/releases/tag/DDS-3.23.1