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.

Published: 2017-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3254 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.33%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.54% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3254

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.80% 5.33% +3.54%
2 2026-02-24 2.60% 1.80% -0.80%
3 2026-02-14 — 2.60% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3254

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3254

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3254

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3254
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3254 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (thrift-compiler), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 4, ignored 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3254

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache thrift <= 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3254

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