#VU50684 Input validation error in Thrift - CVE-2020-13949

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50684

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13949

CWE-ID: CWE-20

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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Thrift: 0.9.3 - 0.13.0

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External links
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43dc2b2e928e9d845b07ac075634cb759d91bb852421dc282f87a74a%40%3Cdev.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.