SB2017103019 - Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Hadoop
Published: October 30, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017103019
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4449)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.