CVE-2016-6605 describes a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in Impala, affecting Cloudera CDH versions 5.2.0 through 5.7.2 and 5.8.0. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass Sentry authorization, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data (CVSS 7.5 HIGH). While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability's high severity and ease of exploitation warrant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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