CVE-2016-6811

In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9ba3c12bbdfd5b2cae60909e48f92608e00c8d99196390b8cfeca307@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-04-11 07:59

Updated : 2018-05-10 06:12

NVD link : CVE-2016-6811

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6811

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

apache

hadoop

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