# CVE-2019-3552: C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using cpp2) would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v2019.02.18.00
- Published: 2019-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Facebook Facebook Thrift: fixed in v2019.02.18.00

## Description

C++ Facebook Thrift servers (using 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 v2019.02.18.00.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Facebook Facebook Thrift, upgrade to a fixed version (v2019.02.18.00) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c5d6e07588cd03061bc54d451a7fa6e84883d62b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108279
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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