CVE-2025-64438
Fast-DDS: Unbounded GAP range triggers OOM DoS under RELIABLE QoS
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group
). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast
-DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s
equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination.
No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS
limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t
he issue.
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
1.7
Fast-DDS: Unbounded GAP range triggers OOM DoS under RELIABLE QoS
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group
). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast
-DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s
equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination.
No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS
limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t
he issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-64438- CVSS 4.0
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-206668
1.7
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group
). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast
-DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s
equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination.
No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS
limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t
he issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-206668- CVSS 4.0
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
1.7
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group
). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast
-DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s
equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination.
No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS
limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t
he issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-64438- CVSS 4.0
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
1.7
Fast-DDS: Unbounded GAP range triggers OOM DoS under RELIABLE QoS
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group
). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast
-DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s
equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination.
No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS
limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t
he issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-64438- CVSS 4.0
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-64438
7.5
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group ). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast -DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination. No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t he issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-64438- 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-2025-64438
1.7
Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group ). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast -DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination. No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t he issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-64438- CVSS 4.0
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - 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 |
|---|---|---|
fastddsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.1+ds-12.10.1+ds-22.10.1+ds-32.11.2+ds-12.11.2+ds-2 Show 27 moreShow less2.11.2+ds-32.11.2+ds-42.11.2+ds-52.11.2+ds-62.11.2+ds-6.12.11.2+ds-6.1~exp12.14.0+ds-12.14.0+ds-22.14.0+ds-32.14.0+ds-42.14.1+ds-12.14.2+ds-12.14.3+ds-12.9.1+ds-12.9.1+ds-1+deb12u12.9.1+ds-1+deb12u23.0.0+ds-13.0.0+ds-23.0.0+ds-33.0.1+ds-13.1.0+ds-13.1.0+ds-23.1.2+ds-13.3.0+ds-13.3.0+ds-23.3.0+ds-33.6.1+ds-1 |
None known |
fastddsDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.2+ds-13.3.0+ds-13.3.0+ds-23.3.0+ds-33.6.1+ds-1 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.0+ds-92.4.1+ds-12.5.0+ds-32.5.0+ds-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.1+ds-32.11.2+ds-62.11.2+ds-6ubuntu12.11.2+ds-6.1build22.11.2+ds-6.1build3 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.2+ds-13.1.2+ds-1build1 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.0+ds-3ubuntu13.3.0+ds-3ubuntu3 |
None known |
fastddsUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.2+ds-1build13.3.0+ds-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-64438 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.7) in Eprosima Fast-dds, published February 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-64438
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/0b0cb308eaeeb2175694aa0a0a723106824ce9a7
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/71da01b4aea4d937558984f2cf0089f5ba3c871f
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/8ca016134dac20b6e30e42b7b73466ef7cdbc213
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/64xxx/CVE-2025-64438.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64438
github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64438
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64438