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CVE-2019-11938

Java Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the paylo

Java Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.12.09.00.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00642
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Affected Products & Versions

1
facebook thrift< 2019.12.09.00
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve-assign@fb.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Mar 2020 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/08c2d412adb214c40bb03be7587057b25d053030PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/71c97ffdcb61cccf1f8267774e873e21ebd3ebd3PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11938Vendor Advisory
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