CVE-2017-3166 json
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main
published 2017-11-13 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x , EUVD-2018-0806
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN's localization mechanism, that file will be stored in a world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that requests to localize that file.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main 2.7.3
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-3166 updated cvss 5.6
hadoop: Privilege escalation in YARN's localization mechanism
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main | <2.7.3 |
2.7.3 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Hadoop
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/2e16689b44bdd1976b6368c143a4017fc7159d1f2d02a5d54fe9310f%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3166
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x
advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/2e16689b44bdd1976b6368c143a4017fc7159d1f2d02a5d54fe9310f@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3166
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x
- NVD CVE-2017-3166
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