CVE-2016-6605

Impala in CDH 5.2.0 through 5.7.2 and 5.8.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Setry authorization.

Published: 2017-04-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6605 is rated Moderate Risk (55/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). EPSS rose +1.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6605

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.21% 1.36% +1.15%
2 2025-03-30 0.41% 0.21% -0.20%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6605

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6605

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6605

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cloudera cdh 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudera cdh 5.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:cloudera:cdh:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6605

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