CVE-2017-9799

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Storm
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 August 2017

Summary

It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Storm 1.0.0 through 1.0.3

Apache Storm 1.1.0

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e8...
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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