CVE-2017-15713 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main

What is CVE-2017-15713?

CVE-2017-15713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, published on 19 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15713?

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

Products include Apache Hadoop.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15713?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main to a fixed version for your release line: 2.7.5 or 2.8.3.

Is CVE-2017-15713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Hadoop

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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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3v44-382q-55f4.