#VU17911 Resource management error in Mesos - CVE-2018-11793

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17911

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11793

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mesos
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of nested data within a JSON array. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a specially crafted JSON array,  overflow the stack due to unbounded recursion and perform denial of service (DoS) attack,

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mesos: 0.12.1 - 1.7.0

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107281
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9be975c53e5ad612c7e0af39f5b88837fbfbc32108e587d3d8499844@%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.