CVE-2017-3166 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN's localization mechanism, that file will be stored in a world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that requests to localize that file.

In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN's localization mechanism, that file will be stored in a world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that requests to localize that file.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CWE-319

The following code attempts to establish a connection to a site to communicate sensitive information.


               
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hu.disconnect();
//...

Though a connection is successfully made, the connection is unencrypted and it is possible that all sensitive data sent to or received from the server will be read by unintended actors.

Overview

Type

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop

First reported 7 years ago

2017-11-13 14:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-11-16 02:15:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.6.1

2.6.1

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.6.2

2.6.2

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.6.3

2.6.3

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.6.4

2.6.4

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.6.5

2.6.5

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.7.0

2.7.0

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.7.1

2.7.1

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.7.2

2.7.2

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 2.7.3

2.7.3

Apache Software Foundation Hadoop 3.0.0 Alpha1

3.0.0

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