Token Password Generation Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop
CVE-2012-4449

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Hadoop
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2017

What is CVE-2012-4449?

Apache Hadoop prior to version 0.23.4, 1.x versions prior to 1.0.4, and 2.x versions prior to 2.0.2 have a vulnerability in generating token passwords using a 20-bit secret with Kerberos security features enabled. This weakness may expose token passwords to context-dependent attackers, allowing them to exploit the vulnerability through brute-force techniques to decipher secret keys.

References

https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bul...
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http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/2...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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