#VU16008 OS command injection in Hadoop

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#VU16008 OS command injection in Hadoop

Published: November 22, 2018 / Updated: June 26, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16008
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Hadoop
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in Hadoop YARN mechanism due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands to infect Hadoop clusters on Linux servers with unsophisticated new bots (DemonBot, Mirai bot) and compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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