C++ Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload
Published Mar 10, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.13%
Description
C++ 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 v2020.02.03.00.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<v2020.02.03.00
- Version v2020.02.03.00StatusunaffectedConstraints<unspecified
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook Thrift | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02128) | 81.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02076) | 78.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 56.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 55.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 57.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 51.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.74% (0.05736) | 77.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 75.02th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 74.80th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/3f156207e8a6583d88999487e954320dc18955e6 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c9a903e5902834e95bbd4ab0e9fa53ba0189f351 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3553 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/3f156207e8a6583d88999487e954320dc18955e6 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c9a903e5902834e95bbd4ab0e9fa53ba0189f351 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3553 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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