Denial of service in Apache Thrift

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU26051

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3254

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in client libraries in Apache Thrift. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Thrift: 0.2.0 - 0.9.2

External links

http://grokbase.com/t/thrift/user/15c2tss3td/notice-apache-thrift-security-vulnerability-cve-2015-1774
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99112
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3231
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/thrift-user/201512.mbox/%3CCANyrgvcjvEcjTVmaL+tVXCBm4o5G+1neu=MUubD9GbU85bO_Ew@mail.gmail.com%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.