CVE-2019-0205

In Apache Thrift all versions up to and including 0.12.0, a server or client may run into an endless loop when feed with specific input data. Because the issue had already been partially fixed in version 0.11.0, depending on the installed version it affects only certain language bindings.

Published: 2019-10-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-0205 is rated High Risk (68.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.08%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +8.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0205

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 0.70% 9.08% +8.38%
2 2026-03-11 0.53% 0.70% +0.16%
3 2026-02-23 0.53%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0205

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-0205

GHSA-rj7p-rfgp-852x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache Thrift

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-0205

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-0205 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (thrift), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-0205
gentoo low CVE-2019-0205: 1 GLSA(s) (202107-32), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/thrift); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-0205
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0205
suse high CVE-2019-0205 severity important: SUSE including 2 source package names (python-thrift, thrift), 11 product×package rows across 6 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, HPE Helion OpenStack Cloud 8, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 11. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0205/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-0205 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (thrift), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache thrift <= 0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0205

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http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/thrift-dev/201910.mbox/%3CVI1PR0101MB2142E0EA19F582429C3AEBCBB1920%40VI1PR0101MB2142.eurprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0804 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0805 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0811 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/003ac686189e6ce7b99267784d04bf60059a8c323eeda5a79a0309b8%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-32 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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