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CVE-2021-41561

Apache Parquet-MR potential DoS in case of malicious Parquet file

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 88th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.5HighEPSS percentile88th3.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix3 products3 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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  • Apache Software Foundation Apache ParquetAffected: ≥ 1.9.0, < Parquet-MR*Upgrade to: Parquet-MR*Stated by: CVE record
  • Maven org.apache.parquet:parquetAffected: ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.2Upgrade to: 1.12.2Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Apache Parquet JavaAffected: < 1.11.2Upgrade to: 1.11.2Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Parquet-MR of Apache Parquet allows an attacker to DoS by malicious Parquet files. This issue affects Apache Parquet-MR version 1.9.0 and later versions.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS88th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

3.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 88th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1316 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 7.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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