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TI-2019-08943 Aliases CVE-2019-11938GHSA-hr4p-8hm2-w85x

Resource allocation without limits in Meta Facebook Thrift

Priority LOW 37CWE-770Published · 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-770.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02252 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Facebook Thrift (Facebook): v2019.12.09.00

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MetaFacebook Thriftbefore v2019.12.09.00v2019.12.09.00Patch availableCNA
  • Facebook Thrift VendorMeta Affected before v2019.12.09.00 Fixed in v2019.12.09.00 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:facebook:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2019.12.09.00VulnerableMeta
  • cpe:2.3:a:facebook:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2019.12.09.00 Vulnerable ·Meta

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Facebook Thrift (Facebook) Fixed in v2019.12.09.00

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11938
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr4p-8hm2-w85x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-06345 An invalid free in Thrift's table-based serialization can cause the application to crash… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-02630 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Meta Facebook Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02629 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Meta Facebook Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02624 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Meta Facebook Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02623 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Meta Facebook Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02619 Resource allocation without limits in Meta Facebook Thrift CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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