Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-1574
CVE-2012-1574
Description
The Kerberos/MapReduce security functionality in Apache Hadoop 0.20.203.0 through 0.20.205.0, 0.23.x before 0.23.2, and 1.0.x before 1.0.2, as used in Cloudera CDH CDH3u0 through CDH3u2, Cloudera hadoop-0.20-sbin before 0.20.2+923.197, and other products, allows remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary cluster user accounts via unspecified vectors.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven | >= 0.23, < 0.23.2 | 0.23.2 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven | >= 1.0, < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.20.203.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.20.203.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.20.204.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.20.205.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:0.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_cdh:cdh3:0:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_cdh:cdh3:0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_cdh:cdh3:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cloudera_cdh:cdh3:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- ccp.cloudera.com/display/DOC/Cloudera+Security+BulletinnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6f9-4pmv-m7m6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1574ghsaADVISORY
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/70ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20120720041621/https://ccp.cloudera.com/display/DOC/Cloudera+Security+BulletinghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20151001135054/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0051.htmlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161215212154/https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.htmlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200229125105/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52939ghsaWEB
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0051.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/70nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48775nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48776nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52939nvd
- www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.htmlnvd
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