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CVE-2012-4449

Apache Hadoop before 0.23.4, 1.x before 1.0.4, and 2.x before 2.0.2 generate token passwords using a 20-bit secret when Kerberos security features are enabled, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to crack secret keys via a brute-force attack.

Published

2017-10-30T19:29:00.200

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-327

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	hadoop	≤ 0.23.3	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	1.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	1.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	1.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	1.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	2.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	2.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	hadoop	2.0.2	Yes

References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201210.mbox/%3CCA+z3+9FYdPmzBEaMZ71SUqzRx=eU=o4mSHUsbrpzgR9X_F1c0Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E ([email protected])
https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.html#topic_1_0 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201210.mbox/%3CCA+z3+9FYdPmzBEaMZ71SUqzRx=eU=o4mSHUsbrpzgR9X_F1c0Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.html#topic_1_0 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)