🛡️ CVE-2014-3627 — hadoop-client
Description
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Apache Hadoop
The YARN NodeManager daemon in Apache Hadoop 0.23.0 through 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.5.2, when using Kerberos authentication, allows remote cluster users to change the permissions of certain files to world-readable via a symlink attack in a public tar archive, which is not properly handled during localization, related to distributed cache.
Weakness class
CVE-2014-3627 is classified as CWE-59: Link Following. The software follows symbolic or hard links without verifying their target, so a planted link can redirect an operation to a sensitive file.
Affected software
CVE-2014-3627 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client (from 2.0.0 up to 2.5.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 7 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client | 2.0.0 | 2.5.2 |
References
Similar Threats
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