# CVE-2020-13949: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Thrift

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13949-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-in-apache-thrift  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-03-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-13949 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-03-12

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Thrift

Technologies: [org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-thrift-libthrift). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-13949 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-13949 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-13949?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 March 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.3,fixed=0.14.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-13949?** Yes. org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): upgrade to 0.14.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-13949?** Check whether you run org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): upgrade to 0.14.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.thrift:libthrift to 0.14.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.3,fixed=0.14.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-13949
- GHSA-g2fg-mr77-6vrm

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