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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1330 is a denial-of-service issue in Apache Mesos. Malformed JSON or certain malformed HTTP requests can crash libprocess, which may crash Mesos masters and make the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable. The source bundle does not provide a CVSS score or confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where Mesos controls production workloads. The business risk is cluster-level outage, not data theft based on provided sources. Legacy Mesos use should be remediated or isolated promptly.
Technical view
Apache Mesos 1.4.0 through 1.5.0 are affected. libprocess may throw an uncaught exception while parsing malformed JSON, and a mistaken assertion can crash it while parsing chunked HTTP requests with trailers. The reported impact is Mesos master denial of service.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running Apache Mesos 1.4.0 through 1.5.0, especially Mesos masters or libprocess HTTP surfaces reachable by untrusted users or networks.
Exploitation context
The sources describe maliciously malformed HTTP or JSON input causing crashes. KEV is false, and the bundle contains no evidence of active exploitation, exploit availability, or ransomware use.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow but specific: affected versions, crash conditions, and denial-of-service impact are stated. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or fixed release is included in the provided bundle, so remediation must be confirmed against Apache guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Apache Mesos 1.4.0 through 1.5.0 deployments.
- Check Apache Mesos vendor guidance for fixed versions or supported remediation.
- Restrict access to Mesos master and libprocess HTTP interfaces.
- Prioritize replacement or upgrade of affected Mesos versions.
- Monitor Mesos masters for unexpected libprocess crashes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Mesos versions across masters, agents, and management nodes.
- Confirm whether Mesos master HTTP endpoints are externally or broadly reachable.
- Review logs for libprocess crashes tied to HTTP or JSON parsing.
- Verify vendor remediation status before closing the finding.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [dev] 20180913 CVE-2018-1330: Libprocess might crash when decoding malformed HTTP requests or malformed JSON payload.CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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