CVE-2015-1776 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Hadoop
Local attackers can read sensitive intermediate data and encryption keys from disk when Hadoop's intermediate data encryption is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1776?
CVE-2015-1776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1776?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common Maven | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.5 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common Maven | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.5 |
Products include Apache Hadoop.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1776?
Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common to 2.6.5 or later.
Is CVE-2015-1776 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1776 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-26612 Arbitrary file write in FileUtil#unpackEntries on Windows
- CVE-2019-17195 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT
- CVE-2017-15718 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Hadoop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g48f-ff5h-5f64.