Medium severity · published Jun 16, 2017
CVE-2015-3254
The client libraries in Apache Thrift before 0.9.3 might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via vectors involving the skip function
6.5
CVSS
5.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The client libraries in Apache Thrift before 0.9.3 might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via vectors involving the skip function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.3% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TH
Thrift · Apache
through 0.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3254
Mailing List
http://grokbase.com/t/thrift/user/15c2tss3td/notice-apache-thrift-security-vulnerability-cve-2015-1774
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99112
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
Issue Tracking
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3231
mail-archives.apache.org
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/thrift-user/201512.mbox/%3CCANyrgvcjvEcjTVmaL+tVXCBm4o5G+1neu=MUubD9GbU85bO_Ew%40mail.gmail.com%3E
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