CVE-2013-6446: Low severity cloudera hadoop vulnerability

Published Mar 23, 2017
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Updated

The JobHistory Server in Cloudera CDH 4.x before 4.6.0 and 5.x before 5.0.0 Beta 2, when using MRv2/YARN with HTTP authentication, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive job information by leveraging failure to enforce job ACLs.

Affected Software

17 affected components
Cloudera CDH=4.0.0
Cloudera CDH=4.0.1
Cloudera CDH=4.1.0
Cloudera CDH=4.1.1
Cloudera CDH=4.1.2
Cloudera CDH=4.1.3
Cloudera CDH=4.1.4
Cloudera CDH=4.1.5
Cloudera CDH=4.2.0
Cloudera CDH=4.2.1
Cloudera CDH=4.2.2
Cloudera CDH=4.3.0
Cloudera CDH=4.3.1
Cloudera CDH=4.3.2
Cloudera CDH=4.4.0
Cloudera CDH=4.5.0
Cloudera CDH=5.0.0-beta

Event History

Mar 23, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6446?

CVE-2013-6446 has a medium severity rating due to its potential exposure of sensitive job information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-6446?

To fix CVE-2013-6446, upgrade Cloudera CDH to version 4.6.0 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2013-6446?

CVE-2013-6446 affects Cloudera CDH versions 4.x before 4.6.0 and 5.x before 5.0.0 Beta 2.

4

What type of information is exposed in CVE-2013-6446?

CVE-2013-6446 allows remote authenticated users to access sensitive job information due to a failure to enforce job ACLs.

5

Is CVE-2013-6446 related to authentication issues?

Yes, CVE-2013-6446 is related to authentication issues in the JobHistory Server when using MRv2/YARN with HTTP authentication.

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