Vulnerability identifier: #VU17254
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Hadoop
Server applications /
Frameworks for developing and running applications
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to HDFS exposes extended attribute key/value pairs during listXAttrs, verifying only path-level search access to the directory rather than path-level read permission to the referent. A remote attacker can sensitive data in extended attributes, such as HDFS encryption secrets.
Mitigation
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 3.0.1, 2.9.1, 2.8.4, 2.7.6.
Vulnerable software versions
Hadoop: 2.7 - 3.0.0
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.