CVE-2021-37404
Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apache
Description
There is a potential heap buffer overflow in Apache Hadoop libhdfs native code. Opening a file path provided by user without validation may result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 11 months later
· 11 months later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Hadoop
- affected 2.9.0 to 2.10.1
- affected 3.0.0 to 3.1.4
- affected 3.2.0 to 3.2.2
- affected 3.3.0 to 3.3.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonGHSA-rmpj-7c96-mrg8 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2h56ztcj3ojc66qzf1nno88vjw9vd4wo (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0007/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rmpj-7c96-mrg8 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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