CVE-2019-3553
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/3f156207e8a6583d88999487e954320dc18955e6cnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c9a903e5902834e95bbd4ab0e9fa53ba0189f351cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3553cnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3553cnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/3f156207e8a6583d88999487e954320dc18955e6enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c9a903e5902834e95bbd4ab0e9fa53ba0189f351enisa_euvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3553enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/3f156207e8a6583d88999487e954320dc18955e6PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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