MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 29, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.51% 0.00513
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00513
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 41.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 39.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4976
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124014838/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4976 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210124014838/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 29, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4976
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-Q3PW-6VF2-66HF Updated n/a