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Medium

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.mesos:mesos

  • Disclosed: 17.10.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Apache Mesos can be configured to require authentication to call the Executor HTTP API using JSON Web Token (JWT). In Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.2, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0 the comparison of the generated HMAC value against the provided signature in the JWT implementation used is vulnerable to a timing attack because instead of a constant-time string comparison routine a standard == operator has been used. A malicious actor can therefore abuse the timing difference of when the JWT validation function returns to reveal the correct HMAC value.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.mesos:mesos < 1.4.2, >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2, >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.1 1.4.2, 1.5.2, 1.6.1

References

CVSS score 5.9/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.mesos:mesos
Disclosed
17.10.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c8cc-p3j7-4c7f - 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. Crash when decoding malformed HTTP requests or malformed JSON payload
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1330 >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.0 1.6.0
  2. Use after free in Apache Mesos
    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. Denial of service in Apache Mesos
    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. Docker image code execution with Apache Mesos
    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. Stack Overflow in Apache Mesos
    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. Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.mesos:mesos this entry
    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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