What is CVE-2021-24028?

CVE-2021-24028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Facebook Thrift, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-24028?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Facebook Thrift

CVE-2021-24028

An invalid free in Thrift's table-based serialization can cause the application to crash or potentially result in code execution or other undesirable effects. This issue affects Facebook Thrift prior to v2021.02.22.00.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Facebook Thrift — versions unspecified, v2021.02.22.00
Facebook Thrift

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-763 — Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

References

cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24028?: CVE-2021-24028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Facebook Thrift, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-24028?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.