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CVE-2025-48431

Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apach

Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue.

Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00088
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-762Mismatched Memory Management Routines
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apache thrift< 0.23.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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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 NVD28 Apr 2026 · 10:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
msrcCVE-2025-48431
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwqlMailing ListPatchRelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8Mailing List
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