CVE-2018-17190 (Critical) detected in spark-core_2.11-2.3.3.jar

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CVE-2018-17190 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spark-core_2.11-2.3.3.jar

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Library home page: http://spark.apache.org/

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spark-core_2.11-2.3.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7b16df0bfd847c502ac80c1464fe08140edf5d0d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In all versions of Apache Spark, its standalone resource manager accepts code to execute on a 'master' host, that then runs that code on 'worker' hosts. The master itself does not, by design, execute user code. A specially-crafted request to the master can, however, cause the master to execute code too. Note that this does not affect standalone clusters with authentication enabled. While the master host typically has less outbound access to other resources than a worker, the execution of code on the master is nevertheless unexpected.

Publish Date: 2018-11-19

URL: CVE-2018-17190

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17190

Release Date: 2018-11-19

Fix Resolution: 2.4.5

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