# CVE-2020-13949: In Apache Thrift 0.9.3 to 0.13.0, malicious RPC clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potential

- Also known as: GHSA-G2FG-MR77-6VRM, BIT-THRIFT-2020-13949
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.14.0
- Published: 2021-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache Thrift: Apache Thrift 0.9.3 to 0.13.0
- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): from 0.9.3, fixed in 0.14.0

## Description

In Apache Thrift 0.9.3 to 0.13.0, malicious RPC clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Apache Thrift, org.apache.thrift:libthrift, upgrade to a fixed version (0.14.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43dc2b2e928e9d845b07ac075634cb759d91bb852421dc282f87a74a%40%3Cdev.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r143ca388b0c83fe659db14be76889d50b453b0ee06f423181f736933%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3a1291a7ab8ee43db87cb0253371489810877028fc6e7c68dc640926%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r27b7d3d95ffa8498899ef1c9de553d469f8fe857640a3f6e58dba640%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r515e01a30443cfa2dbb355c44c63149869afd684fb7b0344c58fa67b%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93f23f74315e009f4fb68ef7fc794dceee42cf87fe6613814dcd8c70%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd78cdd87d84499a404202f015f55935db3658bd0983ecec81e6b18c6%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f3e1d562c528b4bafef2dde51f79dd444a4b68ef24920d68068b6f9%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49d53b146d94a7d3a135f6b505589655ffec24ea470e345d31351bb%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d180180f37c2ab5cebd711d080d01d8452efa8ad43c5d9cd7064621%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89fdd39965efb7c6d22bc21c286d203252cea476e1782724aca0748e%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc5cad06a46d23253a3c819229efedecfc05f89ef53f5fdde77a86d6%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02f7771863383ae993eb83cdfb70c3cb65a355c913242c850f61f1b8%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ae909438ff5a2ffed9211e6ab0bd926396fd0b1fc33f31a406ee704%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf603d25213cfff81d6727c259328846b366fd32a43107637527c9768%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6990c849aeafe65366794bfd002febd47b7ffa8cf3c059b400bbb11d%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r298a25228868ebc0943d56c8f3641212a0962d2dbcf1507d5860038e%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf741d08c7e0ab1542c81ea718467422bd01159ed284796a36ad88311%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r278e96edc4bc13efb2cb1620a73e48f569162b833c6bda3e6ea18b80%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r421a9a76811c1aed7637b5fe5376ab14c09ccdd7b70d5211d6e76d1e%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1fb2d26b81c64ce96c4fd42b9e6842ff315b02c36518213b6c057350%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r286e9a13d3ab0550042997219101cb87871834b8d5ec293b0c60f009%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r117d5d2b08d505b69558a2a31b0a1cf8990cd0385060b147e70e76a9%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2f6a547f226579f542eb08793631d1f2d47d7aed7e2f9d11a4e6af9f%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r449288f6a941a2585262e0f4454fdefe169d5faee33314f6f89fab30%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E

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