CVE-2025-48431: CWE-762 Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-48431 in Apache Thrift affects the c_glib language bindings and is caused by mismatched memory management routines (CWE-762). This leads to a crash triggered by specially crafted requests, resulting in a "free(): invalid pointer" error. The flaw exists in versions before 0.23.0. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.23.0 to remediate the issue. No CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory is provided, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service by crashing a c_glib-based Apache Thrift server through specially crafted requests that trigger invalid memory deallocation. This results in a server crash with a fatal error message. There is no evidence of code execution or data corruption beyond the crash. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.23.0 or later, as this version fixes the vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory is not explicitly provided, patch status is inferred from the recommendation to upgrade. No additional mitigations are specified or required.
CVE-2025-48431: CWE-762 Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-48431 in Apache Thrift affects the c_glib language bindings and is caused by mismatched memory management routines (CWE-762). This leads to a crash triggered by specially crafted requests, resulting in a "free(): invalid pointer" error. The flaw exists in versions before 0.23.0. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.23.0 to remediate the issue. No CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory is provided, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service by crashing a c_glib-based Apache Thrift server through specially crafted requests that trigger invalid memory deallocation. This results in a server crash with a fatal error message. There is no evidence of code execution or data corruption beyond the crash. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.23.0 or later, as this version fixes the vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory is not explicitly provided, patch status is inferred from the recommendation to upgrade. No additional mitigations are specified or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-20T20:27:01.040Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f086bfcbff5d8610f34264
Added to database: 4/28/2026, 10:06:55 AM
Last enriched: 4/28/2026, 10:22:01 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 6:28:17 AM
Views: 14
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