# CVE-2019-3564: Go Facebook Thrift servers would not error upon receiving messages with containers of fields of unknown type.

- Also known as: GO-2021-0088, GHSA-X4RG-4545-4W7W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v2019.03.04.00, 0.31.1-0.20190225164308-c461c1bd1a3e
- Published: 2019-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Facebook Facebook Thrift: fixed in v2019.03.04.00
- github.com/facebook/fbthrift (Go): fixed in 0.31.1-0.20190225164308-c461c1bd1a3e

## Description

Go 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 v2019.03.04.00.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Facebook Facebook Thrift, github.com/facebook/fbthrift, upgrade to a fixed version (v2019.03.04.00, 0.31.1-0.20190225164308-c461c1bd1a3e) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/commit/c461c1bd1a3e130b181aa9c854da3030cd4b5156
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3564
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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