CVE-2026-66054 (GCVE-0-2026-66054)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 12:58 – Updated: 2026-10-02 12:58
VLAI
Title
Apache Thrift: C++ THeaderTransport does not enforce configured maxFrameSize
Summary
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift Affected: 0 , < 0.25.0 (semver)
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Credits
Bin Luo, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
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