CVE-2025-48431 | Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.

Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue. Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.

Published: 2026-04-28 Last update: 2026-07-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-48431 is rated Moderate Risk (51.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-48431

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 2026-06-30 0.66% 1.05% +0.39%
2 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.66% +0.58%
3 2026-05-22 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-48431

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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-48431

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-48431

GHSA-ppv5-592p-g5q4 · Severity: high — Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. ...

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-48431

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-48431 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (thrift), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48431
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-48431 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (thrift), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48431

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-48431

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache thrift < 0.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-48431

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