High

Use after free in Apache Mesos

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

When handling a libprocess message wrapped in an HTTP request, libprocess in Apache Mesos before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.2, 1.3.x before 1.3.1, and 1.4.0-dev crashes if the request path is empty, because the parser assumes the request path always starts with '/'. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.mesos:mesos < 1.1.3, >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.2, >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.1 1.1.3, 1.2.2, 1.3.1

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-416
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.mesos:mesos
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vpcv-78cp-whr3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.mesos:mesos

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
6
First → latest
10.2018 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 1
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 4
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1330 >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.0 1.6.0
  2. Use after free in Apache Mesos this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-9790 < 1.1.3, >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.2, >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.1 1.1.3, 1.2.2, 1.3.1
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-7687 < 1.1.3, >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.2, >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.1 1.1.3, 1.2.2, 1.3.1
  4. High · 7.8 CVE-2019-0204 < 1.4.3, >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.3, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2, >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.2 1.4.3, 1.5.3, 1.6.2, 1.7.2
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2018-11793 < 1.4.3, >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2, >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.1 1.4.3, 1.5.2, 1.6.2, 1.7.1
  6. Medium · 5.9 CVE-2018-8023 < 1.4.2, >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.1 1.4.2, 1.5.2, 1.6.1

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