Nav2
CVE-2024-25197
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions were discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the isCurrent() function at /src/layered_costmap.cpp. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions were discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the isCurrent() function at /src/layered_costmap.cpp. Affected products include: Opennav Nav2, Openrobotics Robot Operating System.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
DescriptionCVE.org
Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions were discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the isCurrent() function at /src/layered_costmap.cpp.
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Attack Technique
A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Heap out-of-bounds write in Nav2 AMCL (Adaptive Monte Carlo Localization) in ROS 2 Navigation Framework 1.3.11 and earli
Inappropriate pointer order of laser_scan_filter_.reset() and tf_listener_.reset() (amcl_node.cpp) in Open Robotics Robo
Inappropriate pointer order of map_sub_ and map_free(map_) (amcl_node.cpp) in Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2
Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions were discovered to contain a buffer overflow v
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