CVE-2021-37146
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS...
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
CVE-2021-37146- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
CVE-2021-37146- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23720 No score
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
EUVD-2021-23720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mx4-9226-r9j6 No score
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS...
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
GHSA-2mx4-9226-r9j6- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
CVE-2021-37146- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-37146
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37146- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-37146
An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37146- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ros-ros-commDebian:12 |
before 1.15.13+ds1-2 | 1.15.13+ds1-2 |
ros-ros-commDebian:13 |
before 1.15.13+ds1-2 | 1.15.13+ds1-2 |
ros-ros-commDebian:14 |
before 1.15.13+ds1-2 | 1.15.13+ds1-2 |
ros-ros-commUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.11.16-21.11.16-3 |
None known |
ros-ros-commUbuntu: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 |
ros-ros-commUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.3+ds1-5build21.14.3+ds1-81.14.3+ds1-101.14.3+ds1-111.14.3+ds1-11ubuntu21.14.3+ds1-11ubuntu31.14.3+ds1-11ubuntu5 |
None known |
ros-ros-commUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.15.9+ds1-71.15.9+ds1-7build11.15.13+ds1-6build11.15.14+ds-21.15.14+ds-2build11.15.14+ds-2build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-37146 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ros Ros-comm, published September 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in ros-ros-comm 1.15.13+ds1-2.