High severity · published Feb 3, 2026
CVE-2025-64438
Fast-DDS: Unbounded GAP range triggers OOM DoS under RELIABLE QoS
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FA
Fast-DDS · eProsima
3.4.0 before 3.4.1; 3.0.0 before 3.3.1; before 2.6.11 · source: vendor
FD
Fast Dds · Eprosima
before 2.6.11; 3.0.0 before 3.3.1; 3.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64438
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64438
Patch
https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/0b0cb308eaeeb2175694aa0a0a723106824ce9a7
Patch
https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/71da01b4aea4d937558984f2cf0089f5ba3c871f
Patch
https://github.com/eProsima/Fast-DDS/commit/8ca016134dac20b6e30e42b7b73466ef7cdbc213
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-64438
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