What is CVE-2016-3083?

CVE-2016-3083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hive, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-3083?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Hive

CVE-2016-3083

Apache Hive (JDBC + HiveServer2) implements SSL for plain TCP and HTTP connections (it supports both transport modes). While validating the server's certificate during the connection setup, the client in Apache Hive before 1.2.2 and 2.0.x…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Hive — versions 0.13.0, 0.13.1, 0.14.0
Apache Software Foundation Hive — versions 1.0.0 - 1.2.1, 0.11.0 - 0.14.0, 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@apache.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3083?: CVE-2016-3083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hive, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-3083?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.