Apache Thrift up to 0.13.0 Short Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Thrift up to 0.13.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Short Message Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-13949. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Thrift up to 0.13.0. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Short Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 02/13/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-13949. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240506 (RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.11 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:9582)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240506). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 240506
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.11 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:9582)

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06/08/2020 🔍
02/13/2021 +250 days 🔍
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06/26/2025 +1594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-13949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169895

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2021 09:34
Updated: 06/26/2025 18:52
Changes: 02/13/2021 09:34 (36), 03/01/2021 12:17 (2), 03/01/2021 12:22 (18), 06/26/2025 18:52 (16)
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