Apache HBase up to 1.2.6.0/1.3.2.0/1.4.4/2.0.0 Thrift 1 API Server race condition

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A vulnerability was found in Apache HBase up to 1.2.6.0/1.3.2.0/1.4.4/2.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Thrift 1 API Server. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-8025. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache HBase up to 1.2.6.0/1.3.2.0/1.4.4/2.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Thrift 1 API Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CVE-2018-8025 describes an issue in Apache HBase that affects the optional "Thrift 1" API server when running over HTTP. There is a race-condition which could lead to authenticated sessions being incorrectly applied to users, e.g. one authenticated user would be considered a different user or an unauthenticated user would be treated as an authenticated user. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-20664 implements a fix for this issue. It has been fixed in versions: 1.2.6.1, 1.3.2.1, 1.4.5, 2.0.1.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2018. The weakness was presented 06/27/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8025 since 03/09/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 1.2.6.1, 1.3.2.1, 1.4.5 or 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104554†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• HBase

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6.0
• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2.0
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 2.0

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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