Apache Hadoop up to 2.8.5/2.9.5/3.0.0 Kerberos Authentication privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apache Hadoop up to 2.8.5/2.9.5/3.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kerberos Authentication. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11765. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Hadoop up to 2.8.5/2.9.5/3.0.0 (Network Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kerberos Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Apache Hadoop versions 3.0.0-alpha2 to 3.0.0, 2.9.0 to 2.9.2, 2.8.0 to 2.8.5, any users can access some servlets without authentication when Kerberos authentication is enabled and SPNEGO through HTTP is not enabled.

The weakness was released 09/30/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11765 since 06/05/2018. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
09/30/2020 +848 days 🔍
10/01/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2020 +44 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-11765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162061

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2020 08:11
Updated: 11/14/2020 20:32
Changes: 10/01/2020 08:11 (36), 10/01/2020 08:16 (4), 11/13/2020 07:59 (3), 11/14/2020 20:25 (1), 11/14/2020 20:32 (8)
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