Vulnerability identifier: #VU22565

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0205

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Thrift
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass malicious input to the application and consume all available system resources or cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Thrift: 0.2.0 - 0.12.0

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External links
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/thrift-dev/201910.mbox/%3CVI1PR0101MB2142E0EA19F582429C3AEBCBB1920%40VI1PR0101MB2142.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/07bd68ad237a5d513751d6d2731a8828f902c738ea57d85c1a72bad3@%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0d058e1bfd11727c4f2e2adf4b6e403a47c38e22431ab20066a1ac79@%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3dfa054b89274c9109c26ed1843ca15a14c03786f4016d26773878ae@%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/928cae83d20d8d8196c26118f7084aa37573e1d31162381fb9454fb5@%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9669756befaeb0f8e08766d3f4d410a0fce85da3a570506f71f0b67@%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E

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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.