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CVE-2012-1574

Published: Apr 12, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-310
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.8%
Top 9.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Kerberos/MapReduce security functionality in Apache Hadoop 0.20.203.0 through 0.20.205.0, 0.23.x before 0.23.2, and 1.0.x before 1.0.2, as used in Cloudera CDH CDH3u0 through CDH3u2, Cloudera hadoop-0.20-sbin before 0.20.2+923.197, and other products, allows remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary cluster user accounts via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

hadoopapache
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
cloudera cdhcloudera
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
hadoopcloudera
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
n/an/a
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMavenOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
clouderacommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka cdh, cloudera manager, hue
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0051.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/70
seclists.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/48775
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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