CVE-2026-85494 (GCVE-0-2026-85494)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 10:42 – Updated: 2026-10-02 10:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift: Framed transport and binary protocol size read buffers from a peer-declared length without a limit (multi-language)
Summary
Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency, Uncaught exception, Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Memory allocation with excessive size value, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python, Ruby, Erlang, Lua, Dart, JavaME, Perl, PHP and D language 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
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq8… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/rm0m34gt6fh1flvt1… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift |
Affected:
0 , < 0.25.0
(semver)
|
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