CVE-2018-11793
Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-11793- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-11793- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0387 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0387- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6
Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos
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.
- Record
GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-11793- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6
Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos
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.
- Record
GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
1.5.0 up to 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
1.6.0 up to 1.6.2 | 1.6.2 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
1.7.0 to 1.7.0 | 1.7.1 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
before 1.4.3, plus listed versions 0.10.0-incubating0.11.0-incubating0.12.0-incubating0.12.10.13.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.14.00.14.10.14.20.15.00.15.0-rc30.15.0-rc40.16.00.16.0-rc40.16.0-rc50.17.00.17.0-rc10.17.0-rc20.18.00.18.0-rc10.18.0-rc20.18.0-rc30.18.0-rc40.18.0-rc50.18.0-rc60.18.10.18.1-rc10.18.1-rc20.18.20.18.2-rc10.19.00.19.0-rc30.19.10.19.1-rc10.20.00.20.0-rc10.20.0-rc20.20.10.20.1-rc10.20.1-rc20.20.1-rc30.21.00.21.0-rc10.21.0-rc20.21.0-rc30.21.10.21.1-rc10.21.1-rc20.21.20.21.2-rc10.22.0 |
1.4.3 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
1.6.0 up to 1.6.2, plus listed versions 1.6.1 |
1.6.2 |
org.apache.mesos:mesosMaven |
1.7.0 up to 1.7.1, plus listed versions 1.7.1-rc1 |
1.7.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11793 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Mesos, published March 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.97%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.mesos:mesos 1.4.3.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/107281
lists.apache.org/thread.html/9be975c53e5ad612c7e0af39f5b88837fbfbc32108e587d3d8499844%40%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11793
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2xq-vcm7-xjj6
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