Infinite loop in Meta fizz
Priority LOW 37CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
An improperly performed length calculation on a buffer in PlaintextRecordLayer could lead to an infinite loop and denial-of-service based on user input. This issue affected versions of fizz prior to v2019.03.04.00.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0242 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed fizz (Facebook): v2019.03.04.00
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fizz (Facebook) Fixed in v2019.03.04.00
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3560
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2rp-27fw-94mp
References
More Meta Fizz vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09562 Reachable assertion in Meta fizz CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08929 Resource allocation without limits in Meta fizz CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-3560 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3560 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2rp-27fw-94mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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