Apache Thrift: PHP `thrift_protocol` C extension ignores the configured `maxStringSize`

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-thrift-2026-94638",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Apache Thrift: PHP `thrift_protocol` C extension ignores the configured `maxStringSize`",
    "summary": "Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift PHP bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-thrift-2026-94638",
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            "value": "0.25.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-thrift-2026-94638",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-thrift-2026-94638",
        "CVE-2026-94638"
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      "affected": [
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            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
              "events": [
                {
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            }
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          "package": {
            "name": "thrift",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/thrift",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V4",
              "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/thrift/BIT-thrift-2026-94638.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-09T12:00:15.992611054Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread/v60w786pqr7njzz9425grby8yjrgmbsj",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94638"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:apache:thrift:*:*:*:*:*:php:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "Medium"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-94638",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 120727,
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T10:53:25.987+00:00"
}