CVE-2015-3254 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service via infinite recursion in the skip function of Apache Thrift client libraries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3254?
CVE-2015-3254 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3254?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Thrift.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3254?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-3254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-55971 Apache Thrift: C++ ZLIB heap buffer overflow (write) in THeaderTransport::untransform()
- CVE-2026-48144 Apache Thrift: c_glib TLS Client Missing Hostname Verification
- CVE-2016-5397 Apache Thrift Go Library Command Injection
- CVE-2026-43871 Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift: TCompactProtocol varint byte-count limit
- CVE-2026-48586 Denial of service in Apache Thrift
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-NS60746, GHSA-4rvx-g54x-9p63.