CVE-2018-11793: Mesos Stack Overflow Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2018-11793 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) stack overflow vulnerability (CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) affecting Mesos libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves stack overflow in apache mesos. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.4.3, 1.5.2, 1.6.2, 1.7.1.
CVE-2018-11793 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2018-11793
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Mesos dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.4.3</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.5.2</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.6.2</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.7.1</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesosHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2018-11793, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesosAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Mesos in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.4.3), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesos command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, where the product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. this may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data. In Mesos, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2018-11793 Affected Mesos Versions
4 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
< 1.4.3
|
1.4.3
|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
≥ 1.5.0
< 1.5.2
|
1.5.2
|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
≥ 1.6.0
< 1.6.2
|
1.6.2
|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
≥ 1.7.0
< 1.7.1
All 1 versions
1.7.0
|
1.7.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6",
"modified" : "2022-09-14T22:44:16Z",
"published" : "2019-03-06T17:36:22Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2018-11793" ],
"summary" : "Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos",
"details" : "When parsing a JSON payload with deeply nested JSON structures, the parser in Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.x, 1.4.0 to 1.4.2, 1.5.0 to 1.5.1, 1.6.0 to 1.6.1, and 1.7.0 might overflow the stack due to unbounded recursion. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
} ],
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11793"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
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}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9be975c53e5ad612c7e0af39f5b88837fbfbc32108e587d3d8499844@%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3E"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107281"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-119" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2020-06-16T21:47:49Z",
"nvd_published_at" : null
}
}