CVE-2017-7687: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

September 29, 2017 (updated October 3, 2019)

When handling a decoding failure for a malformed URL path of an HTTP request, libprocess in Apache Mesos might crash because the code accidentally calls inappropriate function. A malicious actor can cause a denial of service of Mesos masters rendering the Mesos-controlled cluster inoperable.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101027
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7687

Code Behaviors & Features

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