Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings. (CVE-2026-94637)
A vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings prior to version 0.25.0 involves improper handling of highly compressed data, leading to a data amplification issue. This flaw can cause resource exhaustion or denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 0.25.0. Users are advised to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-94637 describes a vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings before version 0.25.0 where highly compressed data is improperly handled, resulting in data amplification. This can lead to resource exhaustion or denial of service conditions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-409 (Improper Locking), indicating a concurrency or resource management flaw. The vendor has released version 0.25.0 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause high impact by enabling attackers to trigger resource exhaustion or denial of service through data amplification attacks. No evidence of confidentiality, integrity, or availability impacts beyond denial of service is provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Thrift Go bindings to version 0.25.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings. (CVE-2026-94637)
Description
A vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings prior to version 0.25.0 involves improper handling of highly compressed data, leading to a data amplification issue. This flaw can cause resource exhaustion or denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 0.25.0. Users are advised to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability.
CVSS v4.0
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-94637 describes a vulnerability in Apache Thrift Go bindings before version 0.25.0 where highly compressed data is improperly handled, resulting in data amplification. This can lead to resource exhaustion or denial of service conditions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-409 (Improper Locking), indicating a concurrency or resource management flaw. The vendor has released version 0.25.0 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause high impact by enabling attackers to trigger resource exhaustion or denial of service through data amplification attacks. No evidence of confidentiality, integrity, or availability impacts beyond denial of service is provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Thrift Go bindings to version 0.25.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-r5wc-ghwh-wjv9
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-94637"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abfee86a43b0b3b89e54bb5
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 17:48:54 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 17:56:30 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 21:45:56 UTC
Views: 2
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