What is CVE-2017-3166?

CVE-2017-3166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-3166?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2017-3166

In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN's localization mechanism, that file will be stored in a w…

EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Hadoop — versions 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3
Apache Software Foundation Hadoop — versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.0-alpha3, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3166?: CVE-2017-3166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-3166?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.