CVE-2014-0229 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Apache Hadoop versions 0.23.x before 0.23.11 and 2.x before 2.4.1, including Cloudera CDH 5.0.x before 5.0.2. Authenticated users can execute HDFS admin commands like refreshNamenodes, deleteBlockPool, and shutdownDatanode without proper authorization. This flaw carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to a high impact denial of service by shutting down DataNodes. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.23.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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