CVE-2019-11938 json
Java Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload.
published 2020-03-10 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-3595
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Facebook Facebook Thrift v2019.12.09.00
Exploit prediction
2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Facebook Facebook Thrift
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
github.com
/facebook/fbthrift/commit/08c2d412adb214c40bb03be7587057b25d053030
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/facebook/fbthrift/commit/71c97ffdcb61cccf1f8267774e873e21ebd3ebd3
patch, third-party-advisory
-
facebook.com
/security/advisories/cve-2019-11938
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-11938
- NVD CVE-2019-11938
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