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High, CVSS 7.5

Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos

CVE-2018-11793GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (org.apache.mesos:mesos 1.7.1, 1.6.2, 1.5.2, 1.4.3), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Maven org.apache.mesos:mesos

    Affected
    < 1.4.3>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2>= 1.7.0, <= 1.7.0
    Fixed in
    1.5.2, 1.7.1, 1.4.3, 1.6.2

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
7.5 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2018-11793: 4.97% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 92.21 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2018-11793

Advisory: Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos
IDs: CVE-2018-11793, GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2018-11793 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:53 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.apache.mesos:mesos 1.7.1, 1.6.2, 1.5.2, 1.4.3. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.apache.mesos:mesos: affected < 1.4.3; >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2; >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2; >= 1.7.0, <= 1.7.0; fixed in 1.5.2, 1.7.1, 1.4.3, 1.6.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.apache.mesos:mesos: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.apache.mesos:mesos.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6 lists affected ranges: Maven org.apache.mesos:mesos >=0 =1.5.0 =1.6.0 =1.7.0 <=1.7.0)

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