Resource exhaustion in Apache Hive
CVE-2020-13949
In Apache Thrift 0.9.3 to 0.13.0, malicious RPC clients could send short messages which would result in a large memory allocation, potentially leading to denial of service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.068 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Hive
- Apache Thrift
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function — versions 1.2.1
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_policy — versions 1.14.0
- N/a Apache Thrift — versions Apache Thrift 0.9.3 to 0.13.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13949?
- CVE-2020-13949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hive, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13949?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13949 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.