CVE-2016-5393 Improper Access Control in Apache Hadoop

What is CVE-2016-5393?

CVE-2016-5393 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, published on 29 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, a remote user who can authenticate with the HDFS NameNode can possibly run arbitrary commands with the same privileges as the HDFS service.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5393?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Hadoop.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5393?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.5 or 2.7.3.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2016-5393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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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-7q56-mp4c-gggg.