Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. ...

Description

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.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-04-28 12:31:30 UTC
Updated
2026-07-09 15:33:01 UTC
NVD published
2026-04-28

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
1.08% 61.12%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.5 3.1
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.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-762 Mismatched Memory Management Routines
CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence