# CVE-2019-0205: In Apache Thrift all versions up to and including 0.12.0, a server or client may run into an endless loop when feed with specific input data

- Also known as: GHSA-RJ7P-RFGP-852X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 0.13.0
- Published: 2019-10-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Apache Thrift: version range not reported
- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): fixed in 0.13.0

## Description

In Apache Thrift all versions up to and including 0.12.0, a server or client may run into an endless loop when feed with specific input data. Because the issue had already been partially fixed in version 0.11.0, depending on the installed version it affects only certain language bindings.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Apache Thrift, org.apache.thrift:libthrift, upgrade to a fixed version (0.13.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/928cae83d20d8d8196c26118f7084aa37573e1d31162381fb9454fb5%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9669756befaeb0f8e08766d3f4d410a0fce85da3a570506f71f0b67%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3dfa054b89274c9109c26ed1843ca15a14c03786f4016d26773878ae%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0d058e1bfd11727c4f2e2adf4b6e403a47c38e22431ab20066a1ac79%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/07bd68ad237a5d513751d6d2731a8828f902c738ea57d85c1a72bad3%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c18ec6ebfea0a9211992be952e8b33d0fda202c077979b84a5e09a8%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1193444c17f499f92cd198d464a2c1ffc92182c83487345a854914b3%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9f7150d0b02e72d1154721a412e80cf797f1b7cfa295fcefc67b1381%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/003ac686189e6ce7b99267784d04bf60059a8c323eeda5a79a0309b8%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r50bf84c60867574238d18cdad5da9f303b618114c35566a3a001ae08%40%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r73a3c8b80765e3d2430ff51f22b778d0c917919f01815b69ed16cf9d%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0d08f5576286f4a042aabde13ecf58979644f6dc210f25aa9a4d469b%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf359e5cc6a185494fc0cfe837fe82f7db2ef49242d35cbf3895aebce%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r228ac842260c2c516af7b09f3cf4cf76e5b9c002e359954a203ab5a5%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4633082b834eebccd0d322697651d931ab10ca9c51ee7ef18e1f60f4%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r137753c9df8dd9065bea27a26af49aadc406b5a57fc584fefa008afd%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b1a92c229ead94d53b3bcde9e624d002b54f1c6fdb830b9f4da20e1%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rba61c1f3a3b1960a6a694775b1a437751eba0825f30188f69387fe90%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r573029c2f8632e3174b9eea7cd57f9c9df33f2f706450e23fc57750a%40%3Ccommits.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0811
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0804
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0805
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d3f1d3e333d9c2b2f6e6ae8ed8750d4de03410ac294bcd12c7eefa3%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce0d368a78b42c545f26c2e6e91e2b8a91b27b60d0cb45fe1911d337%40%3Cnotifications.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/cgarrot/echo-dot-3-doebrite-research

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