9.8

CVE-2021-24028: facebook facebook thrift Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesCGA-jjxx-3ggv-8g58CGA-r8m7-rj3c-7h95
Published 13-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24028 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability in facebook facebook thrift. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
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
CGA-55C3-RXX4-XQGGCGA-GGRF-W2F8-4XFP

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An invalid free in Thrift's table-based serialization can cause the application to crash or potentially result in code execution or other undesirable effects. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2021.02.22.00.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

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

2 links