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High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 and org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 9, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.1.2

Patched versions

2.1.2
maven org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (Maven)
< 2.1.2
2.1.2

Description

In Apache Spark 1.6.0 until 2.1.1, the launcher API performs unsafe deserialization of data received by its socket. This makes applications launched programmatically using the launcher API potentially vulnerable to arbitrary code execution by an attacker with access to any user account on the local machine. It does not affect apps run by spark-submit or spark-shell. The attacker would be able to execute code as the user that ran the Spark application. Users are encouraged to update to version 2.1.2, 2.2.0 or later.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 9, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.042%
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-12612

GHSA ID

GHSA-8rhc-48pp-52gr

Source code

No known source code
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