CVE-2016-4976: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 17, 2022 (updated July 31, 2023)

Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

References

cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4976
web.archive.org/web/20210124014838/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229

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