Description

Hive creates a credentials file to a temporary directory in the file system with permissions 644 by default when the file permissions are not set explicitly. Any unauthorized user having access to the directory can read the sensitive information written into this file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.1, which fixes this issue.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-29869

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache Hive

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 18.25% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-27 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/apache/hive
https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/20106e254527f7d71b2e34455c4322e14950c620
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-28134
https://lists.apache.org/thread/h27ohpyrqf9w1m3c0tqr7x8jg59rcrv6

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