CVE-2015-1776

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Hadoop: 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4

References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83259

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