Apache Mesos up to 1.1.2/1.2.1/1.3.0/1.4.0-dev libprocess HTTP Request data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Mesos up to 1.1.2/1.2.1/1.3.0/1.4.0-dev and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component libprocess. Such manipulation as part of HTTP Request leads to data processing. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-7687. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Mesos up to 1.1.2/1.2.1/1.3.0/1.4.0-dev and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component libprocess. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

When handling a decoding failure for a malformed URL path of 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 might crash because the code accidentally calls inappropriate function. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.

The bug was discovered 09/26/2017. The weakness was presented 09/29/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7687 since 04/11/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111887 (Photon OS 1.0: Binutils / C / Dnsmasq / Git / Gnutls / Krb5 / Linux / Mercurial / Mesos / Nginx PHSA-2017-0038 (deprecated)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family PhotonOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.1.3, 1.2.2 or 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (111887) and SecurityFocus (BID 101027†). See VDB-107262 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Data processing
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Nessus ID: 111887
Nessus Name: Photon OS 1.0: Binutils / C / Dnsmasq / Git / Gnutls / Krb5 / Linux / Mercurial / Mesos / Nginx PHSA-2017-0038 (deprecated)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mesos 1.1.3/1.2.2/1.3.1

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04/11/2017 🔍
09/26/2017 +168 days 🔍
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09/28/2017 +2 days 🔍
09/29/2017 +1 days 🔍
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10/19/2017 +20 days 🔍
08/17/2018 +302 days 🔍
01/14/2021 +881 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Researcher: Lyon Yang, Jeremy Heng.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-7687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107258
SecurityFocus: 101027 - Apache Mesos CVE-2017-7687 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2017 12:07
Updated: 01/14/2021 19:01
Changes: 09/29/2017 12:07 (67), 11/20/2019 15:23 (8), 01/14/2021 19:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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