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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting thrift-compiler package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-THRIFTCOMPILER-597537
  • published12 Feb 2018
  • disclosed12 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 12 Feb 2018

CVE-2016-5397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 thrift-compiler.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thrift-compiler package and not the thrift-compiler package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Apache Thrift Go client library exposed the potential during code generation for command injection due to using an external formatting tool. Affected Apache Thrift 0.9.3 and older, Fixed in Apache Thrift 0.10.0.