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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-37404

There is a potential heap buffer overflow in Apache Hadoop libhdfs native code.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is a potential heap buffer overflow in Apache Hadoop libhdfs native code. Opening a file path provided by user without validation may result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.17% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
apache/hadoop
Source
security@apache.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.