7.5

CVE-2019-11938: facebook facebook thrift

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesCGA-28qh-47pw-qw9vCGA-98hv-wj75-vhxj
Published 10-03-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-11938 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in facebook facebook thrift. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 10-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.25% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Facebook2 products
Chainguard1 product
  • thriftAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi1 product
  • thriftAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links