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CVE-2016-5001

This is an information disclosure vulnerability in Apache Hadoop before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 in the short-circuit reads feature of HDFS. A local user on an HDFS DataNode may be able to craf...

Published: Aug 30, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Hadoop

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonMavenOSS Libraries
Apache HadoopApache Software Foundation
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
hadoopapache
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5001
nvd.nist.gov
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/698
seclists.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 30, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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