FKIE_CVE-2015-1776

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-19 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:22
Severity
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache hadoop 2.6.0
apache hadoop 2.6.1
apache hadoop 2.6.2
apache hadoop 2.6.3
apache hadoop 2.6.4
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "25EA1A6B-46EF-4157-854A-8991158D8A56",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "569A25D2-6BAE-4AF3-B5A4-E578F5BF4000",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "0303DDA4-A5C1-4358-A4DC-F85C1B2E3254",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "68F54CBB-0D44-4F8F-A45D-330213E0C349",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "97B60011-6E60-4DBC-957B-C1F1CBB2B777",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Apache Hadoop 2.6.x cifra los datos intermedios generados por una tarea MapReduce y los almacena junto con la clave de cifrado en un archivo de credenciales en disco cuando la funcionalidad de cifrado de datos Intermediate est\u00e1 habilitada, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener informaci\u00f3n sensible mediante la lectura del archivo."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2015-1776",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:22:58.307",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 6.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.5,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2016-04-19T21:59:02.100",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-200"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.