Infinite loop in Thrift - CVE-2015-3254
Published: March 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26051
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3254
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Thrift
Thrift
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3254
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://grokbase.com/t/thrift/user/15c2tss3td/notice-apache-thrift-security-vulnerability-cve-2015-1774
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99112
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3231
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/thrift-user/201512.mbox/%3CCANyrgvcjvEcjTVmaL+tVXCBm4o5G+1neu=MUubD9GbU85bO_Ew@mail.gmail.com%3E