CVE-2019-13566

An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic...

9.8 CriticalFix available

An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic-ros-comm) through 1.14.3. A buffer overflow allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an IP address with a long hostname.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.11%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-13566
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-13566
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-5021 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-5021
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mx4r-hcj3-mm8c 9.8

An issue was discovered in the ROS communications-related packages (aka ros_comm or ros-melodic...

Record: GHSA-mx4r-hcj3-mm8c
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-13566
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-13566 9.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13566
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13566 9.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13566
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ros ros-comm

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ros-ros-comm` Debian:12	before 1.14.3+ds1-10	1.14.3+ds1-10
`ros-ros-comm` Debian:13	before 1.14.3+ds1-10	1.14.3+ds1-10
`ros-ros-comm` Debian:14	before 1.14.3+ds1-10	1.14.3+ds1-10
`ros-ros-comm` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.16-21.11.16-3	None known
`ros-ros-comm` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.6-21.13.3+ds1-11.13.5+ds1-11.13.5+ds1-21.13.5+ds1-3	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-13566 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ros Ros-comm, published November 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.11%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in ros-ros-comm 1.14.3+ds1-10.