What is CVE-2018-1296?

CVE-2018-1296 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-1296?

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

Information disclosure in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2018-1296

In Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0 to 2.8.3, and 2.5.0 to 2.7.5, HDFS exposes extended attribute key/value pairs during listXAttrs, verifying only path-level search access to the directory rather than path-level read permission to the referent.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Hadoop — versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2
Apache Software Foundation Hadoop — versions Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0 to 2.8.3, 2.5.0 to 2.7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@apache.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1296?: CVE-2018-1296 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-1296?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.