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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…
High7.8EPSS 0.32%
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Description
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 world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that requests to localize that file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Privilege escalation
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Hadoop
- affected 2.6.1 to 2.6.5
- affected 2.7.0 to 2.7.3
- affected 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.0-alpha3
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainGHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- [general] 20171108 [SECURITY] CVE-2017-3166: Apache Hadoop Privilege escalation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [druid-commits] 20191115 [GitHub] [incubator-druid] ccaominh opened a new pull request #8878: Address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .