Medium severity · published Apr 19, 2016
CVE-2015-1776
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…
6.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
Hadoop · Apache
2.6.0; 2.6.1; 2.6.2; 2.6.3; 2.6.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1776
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1776
mail-archives.apache.org
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259
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