CVE-2017-5637 (High) detected in zookeeper-3.4.6.jar

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CVE-2017-5637 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - zookeeper-3.4.6.jar

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.zookeeper/zookeeper/3.4.6/1b2502e29da1ebaade2357cd1de35a855fa3755/zookeeper-3.4.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spark-sql_2.11-2.2.3.jar (Root Library)
  • spark-core_2.11-2.2.3.jar
    • hadoop-client-2.6.5.jar
      • hadoop-common-2.6.5.jar
        • ❌ zookeeper-3.4.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b23ac4a35a28378635d7eef881077d376557bfc5

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.

Publish Date: 2017-10-10

URL: CVE-2017-5637

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5637

Release Date: 2017-10-09

Fix Resolution (org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper): 3.4.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.apache.spark:spark-sql_2.11): 2.3.0

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