# CVE-2019-11939: Golang Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload.

- Also known as: GHSA-W3R9-R9W7-8H48, GO-2021-0082
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v2020.03.16.00, 0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f
- Published: 2020-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Facebook Facebook Thrift: fixed in v2020.03.16.00
- github.com/facebook/fbthrift (Go): fixed in 0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f

## Description

Golang Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages declaring containers of sizes larger than the payload. As a result, malicious clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2020.03.16.00.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Facebook Facebook Thrift, github.com/facebook/fbthrift, upgrade to a fixed version (v2020.03.16.00, 0.31.1-0.20200311080807-483ed864d69f) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/483ed864d69f307e9e3b9dadec048216100c0757
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11939

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