VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-3552

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp2) would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-834: Excessive Iteration

Primary references