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Improper Input Validation and Excessive Iteration in Go Facebook Thrift

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 15, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 29, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/facebook/fbthrift (Go)

Affected versions

< 0.31.1-0.20190225164308-c461c1bd1a3e

Patched versions

0.31.1-0.20190225164308-c461c1bd1a3e

Description

Go Facebook Thrift servers 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 v2019.03.04.00.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 6, 2019
Reviewed May 17, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 15, 2022
Last updated Aug 29, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.285%
(68th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-3564

GHSA ID

GHSA-x4rg-4545-4w7w

Source code

Credits

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