Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-7687 is a denial-of-service flaw in Apache Mesos. A malformed HTTP URL path can crash Mesos libprocess handling, potentially taking down Mesos masters and making the Mesos-managed cluster inoperable. It is not described as data theft or code execution. Exposure is limited to organizations operating Apache Mesos in the listed vulnerable versions, especially where Mesos master HTTP interfaces can receive untrusted requests. The source bundle does not identify affected downstream distributions or hosted services. Prioritize remediation for production Mesos clusters because this affects cluster availability, not confidentiality. A successful denial of service against Mesos masters can disrupt workloads controlled by the cluster. Urgency is highest where Mesos management interfaces are reachable beyond trusted administrative networks. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Mesos before 1.1.3 to 1.1.3 or later.; Upgrade Mesos 1.2.x to 1.2.2 or later.; Upgrade Mesos 1.3.x to 1.3.1 or later..
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- [dev] 20170926 CVE-2017-7687: Libprocess might crash when decoding a malformed request.CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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