CVE-2017-7669

high

Published 2017-06-05 · Modified 2023-11-08

CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

8.5

VIR risk

7.5

Description

Apache Hadoop's LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@apache.org — https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-user/201706.mbox/%3C4A2FDA56-491B-4C2A-915F-C9D4A4BDB92A%40apache.org%3E

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Maven	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common	`<2.8.1`	`2.8.1`
Maven	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common	`>=3.0.0-alpha1,<3.0.0-alpha3`	`3.0.0-alpha3`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	hadoop	`2.8.0`
apache	hadoop	`3.0.0`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98795
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-user/201706.mbox/%3C4A2FDA56-491B-4C2A-915F-C9D4A4BDB92A%40apache.org%3E
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7669

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.