CVE-2019-3565
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) would not error upon receiving...
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
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
7.5
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3565- 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
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3565- Weakness
- CWE-834
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13201 No score
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13201- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j98f-h9mx-xrxq No score
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) would not error upon receiving...
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
GHSA-j98f-h9mx-xrxq- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
CVE-2019-3565- 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-2019-3565
7.5
Legacy C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp instead of cpp2) 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 v2019.05.06.00.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3565- 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-2026-1774916752 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.thrift (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.apache.thrift packages to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 0.9.3-tuxcare.4.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1774916752- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1775003187 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.thrift (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.apache.thrift packages to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 0.9.1-tuxcare.4.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1775003187- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.thrift:libfb303TuxCare:Maven |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.4, plus listed versions 0.9.3-tuxcare.20.9.3-tuxcare.30.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.4 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftTuxCare:Maven |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.4, plus listed versions 0.9.3-tuxcare.20.9.3-tuxcare.30.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.4 |
org.apache.thrift:libfb303TuxCare:Maven |
0.9.1 up to 0.9.1-tuxcare.4, plus listed versions 0.9.1-tuxcare.10.9.1-tuxcare.20.9.1-tuxcare.3 |
0.9.1-tuxcare.4 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftTuxCare:Maven |
0.9.1 up to 0.9.1-tuxcare.4, plus listed versions 0.9.1-tuxcare.10.9.1-tuxcare.20.9.1-tuxcare.3 |
0.9.1-tuxcare.4 |
hhvmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
reminders-appUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4+15.04.20141118-0ubuntu1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2019-3565 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 2.81%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.thrift:libfb303 0.9.3-tuxcare.4.
References
github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/01686e15ec77ccb4d49a77d5bce3a01601e54d64
facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3565
securityfocus.com/bid/108280
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3565
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j98f-h9mx-xrxq
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3565
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3565