CVE-2019-11939: High severity thrift vulnerability

Published Mar 18, 2020
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Updated

Golang Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2020.03.16.00.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/facebook/fbthrift<0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f
0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f
Facebook Thrift<2020.03.16.00

Event History

Mar 18, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:40 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:40 AM
DescriptionWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:11 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11939?

The severity of CVE-2019-11939 is high.

2

How does CVE-2019-11939 affect Golang Facebook Thrift servers?

CVE-2019-11939 allows malicious clients to send short messages that result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-11939?

Versions up to and excluding 0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f of GitHub.com/facebook/fbthrift and versions up to and excluding 2020.03.16.00 of Facebook Thrift are affected by CVE-2019-11939.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-11939?

To fix CVE-2019-11939, update your Golang Facebook Thrift servers to version 0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f or later.

5

What is the CWE ID for CVE-2019-11939?

The CWE ID for CVE-2019-11939 is 770.

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