#VU22831 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mesos - CVE-2019-0204
Published: November 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22831
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0204
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mesos
Mesos
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a specifically crafted Docker image running under the root user can overwrite the init helper binary of the container runtime and/or the command executor in Apache Mesos. A remote attacker can attacker can gain root-level privileges on the host.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.