CVE-2014-0229 Improper Authentication in Apache Hadoop

What is CVE-2014-0229?

CVE-2014-0229 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Hadoop 0.23.x before 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.4.1, as used in Cloudera CDH 5.0.x before 5.0.2, do not check authorization for the (1) refreshNamenodes, (2) deleteBlockPool, and (3) shutdownDatanode HDFS admin commands, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (DataNodes shutdown) or perform unnecessary operations by issuing a command.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0229?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common. It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Hadoop, Cloudera Cdh.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0229?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common to a fixed version for your release line: 0.23.11 or 2.4.1.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2014-0229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

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• CVE-2021-37404 Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26612 Arbitrary file write in FileUtil#unpackEntries on Windows Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-17195 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15718 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Hadoop Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9r7g-325h-mxrm.