VDB-73106 · CVE-2014-3627 · SA60079

Apache Hadoop up to 2.4.0 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apache Hadoop up to 2.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-3627. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Hadoop up to 2.4.0 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The YARN NodeManager daemon in Apache Hadoop 0.23.0 through 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.5.2, when using Kerberos authentication, allows remote cluster users to change the permissions of certain files to world-readable via a symlink attack in a public tar archive, which is not properly handled during localization, related to distributed cache.

The weakness was released 12/05/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3627 since 05/14/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2018).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA60079†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/14/2014 🔍
12/04/2014 +204 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +1 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +112 days 🔍
04/08/2018 +1108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-3627 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3627
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73106
Secunia: 60079 - Apache Hadoop Distributed Cache File Permissions Manipulation Vulnerability, Not Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/08/2018 12:34
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (44), 04/08/2018 12:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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