CVE-2019-3558
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields...
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3558- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-834, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3558- Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13195 No score
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13195- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vv7-v9gp-whmr No score
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields...
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
GHSA-7vv7-v9gp-whmr- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3558- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-3558
Python Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would take a long time for the server to parse, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2019.02.18.00.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3558- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1773965922 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.thrift (5 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.apache.thrift packages to address 5 CVEs. Fixed in 0.9.1-tuxcare.3.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1773965922- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1773965924 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.thrift (4 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.apache.thrift packages to address 4 CVEs. Fixed in 0.9.3-tuxcare.3.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1773965924- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.thrift:libfb303TuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
0.9.1 up to 0.9.1-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 0.9.1-tuxcare.10.9.1-tuxcare.2 |
0.9.1-tuxcare.3 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
0.9.1 up to 0.9.1-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 0.9.1-tuxcare.10.9.1-tuxcare.2 |
0.9.1-tuxcare.3 |
org.apache.thrift:libfb303TuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 0.9.3-tuxcare.20.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.3 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 0.9.3-tuxcare.20.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.3 |
hhvmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
hhvmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.21.0+dfsg-23.21.0+dfsg-2build13.21.0+dfsg-2build23.21.0+dfsg-2build33.21.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-3558 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Facebook Thrift, published May 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c5d6e07588cd03061bc54d451a7fa6e84883d62b
facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3558
securityfocus.com/bid/108274
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3558
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3558
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3558