Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-48431
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-28 10:16:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-28 18:40:41 UTC
DescriptionMismatched 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-762 | CWE-762 CWE-762 Mismatched Memory Management Routines

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Thrift All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift affected 0.23.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql [email protected] lists.apache.org Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Hasnain Lakhani (en)

CNA: Hasnain Lakhani (en)

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