VDB-105981 · CVE-2016-5001 · BID 94950

Apache Hadoop up to 2.6.3/2.7.1 HDFS information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Hadoop up to 2.6.3/2.7.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HDFS. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-5001. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Hadoop up to 2.6.3/2.7.1 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component HDFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This is an information disclosure vulnerability in Apache Hadoop before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 in the short-circuit reads feature of HDFS. A local user on an HDFS DataNode may be able to craft a block token that grants unauthorized read access to random files by guessing certain fields in the token.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was released 08/30/2017 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5001 since 05/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 257 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.6.4 or 2.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94950†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 801284
OpenVAS Name: Apache Hadoop Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hadoop 2.6.4/2.7.2

Timelineinfo

05/24/2016 🔍
12/16/2016 +206 days 🔍
12/19/2016 +3 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +254 days 🔍
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08/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2021 +1228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Kihwal Lee
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105981
SecurityFocus: 94950 - Apache Hadoop CVE-2016-5001 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2017 09:15
Updated: 01/10/2021 12:48
Changes: 08/31/2017 09:15 (66), 04/28/2020 17:24 (3), 01/10/2021 12:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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