#VU16954 Security restrictions bypass in Thrift - CVE-2018-1320

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16954

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1320

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Thrift
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to bypass security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can bypass SASL negotiation isComplete validation in the org.apache.thrift.transport.TSaslTransport class. An assert used to determine if the SASL handshake had successfully completed could be disabled in production settings making the validation incomplete.

Mitigation
Update to version 0.12.0.

Vulnerable software versions

Thrift: 0.5.0 - 0.11.0

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External links
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/da5234b5e78f1c99190407f791dfe1bf6c58de8d30d15974a9669be3@%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.