High

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache Thrift

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:19

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.thrift:libthrift < 0.13.0 0.13.0

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-835
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.thrift:libthrift
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 13:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rj7p-rfgp-852x - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.thrift:libthrift

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
6
First → latest
01.2019 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 2
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 1
  4. 2022: 1
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 2
  1. Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache Thrift this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-0205 < 0.13.0 0.13.0
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2020-13949 >= 0.9.3, < 0.14.0 0.14.0
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1320 >= 0.5.0, < 0.9.3-1, >= 0.10.0, < 0.12.0 0.9.3-1, 0.12.0
  4. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2018-11798 >= 0.9.2, < 0.12.0 0.12.0

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