CVE-2014-3627

Apache Hadoop 0.23.0-0.23.11 and 2.x < 2.5.2 - Symlink Attack via Public Tar Archive Localization

Title source: llm

Description

The YARN NodeManager daemon in Apache Hadoop 0.23.0 through 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.5.2, when using Kerberos authentication, allows remote cluster users to change the permissions of certain files to world-readable via a symlink attack in a public tar archive, which is not properly handled during localization, related to distributed cache.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201411.mbox/%3CCALwhT97dOi04aC3VbekaB+zn2UAS_OZV2EAiP78GmjnMzfp2Ug%40mail.gmail.com%3E

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/60079

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/60432

Scores

EPSS 0.0162

EPSS Percentile 82.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (27)

apache/hadoop 0.23.0

apache/hadoop 0.23.1

apache/hadoop 0.23.3

apache/hadoop 0.23.4

apache/hadoop 0.23.5

apache/hadoop 0.23.6

apache/hadoop 0.23.7

apache/hadoop 0.23.8

apache/hadoop 0.23.9

apache/hadoop 0.23.10

... and 17 more

Published Dec 05, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026