Apache Hadoop up to 3.0.2 ZIP File access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Hadoop up to 0.23.11/2.7.6/2.8.4/2.9.1/3.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-8009. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Hadoop up to 0.23.11/2.7.6/2.8.4/2.9.1/3.0.2 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

The weakness was released 11/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8009 since 03/09/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120865 (Fedora 28 : hadoop (2018-e5a8b72d0d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277476 (Fedora Security Update for hadoop (FEDORA-2018-e5a8b72d0d)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (120865), SecurityFocus (BID 105927†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0770). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109331, VDB-112253, VDB-112396 and VDB-117569. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• IBM DB2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• IBM SPSS
• EMC Avamar
• Hitachi Ops Center

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Type

• Network Management Software

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Hadoop

Version

• 0.23.0
• 0.23.1
• 0.23.2
• 0.23.3
• 0.23.4
• 0.23.5
• 0.23.6
• 0.23.7
• 0.23.8
• 0.23.9
• 0.23.10
• 0.23.11
• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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