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CVE-2017-3166: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

December 21, 2018 (updated September 7, 2021)

In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN’s localization mechanism, that file will be stored in a world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that requests to localize that file.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/2e16689b44bdd1976b6368c143a4017fc7159d1f2d02a5d54fe9310f@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3166

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.7.3

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.7.3 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Source file

maven/org.apache.hadoop/hadoop-main/CVE-2017-3166.yml

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