CVE-2018-1330 — mesos
HIGHCVE-2018-1330 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in org.apache.mesos:mesos. A fix is available for org.apache.mesos:mesos — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Crash when decoding malformed HTTP requests or malformed JSON payload
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.apache.mesos:mesosReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
When parsing a malformed JSON payload, libprocess in Apache Mesos versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 might crash due to an uncaught exception. Parsing chunked HTTP requests with trailers can lead to a libprocess crash too because of the mistakenly planted assertion. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.mesos:mesos | ≥ 1.4.0&&< 1.6.0 | 1.6.0org.apache.mesos:mesos:1.6.0 |
Affected Products
mesosapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.mesos:mesos, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.mesos:mesos to 1.6.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-1330 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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