What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2019 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated