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CVE-2019-11938 Detail

Description

Java 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 v2019.12.09.00.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/08c2d412adb214c40bb03be7587057b25d053030 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/08c2d412adb214c40bb03be7587057b25d053030 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/71c97ffdcb61cccf1f8267774e873e21ebd3ebd3 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/71c97ffdcb61cccf1f8267774e873e21ebd3ebd3 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11938 Vendor Advisory 
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11938 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST   Facebook, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-11938
NVD Published Date:
03/10/2020
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Facebook, Inc.