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FKIE_CVE-2016-4976

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-29 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:48

Severity

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com	https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
apache	ambari	2.0.0
apache	ambari	2.0.1
apache	ambari	2.0.2
apache	ambari	2.1.0
apache	ambari	2.1.1
apache	ambari	2.1.2
apache	ambari	2.2.0
apache	ambari	2.2.1
apache	ambari	2.2.2

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CVE-2016-4976 (GCVE-0-2016-4976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:46

Summary

Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBAR…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2016-08-15 00:00

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CVE-2016-4976 (GCVE-0-2016-4976)

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