Description
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0. Creation of external tables using GPHDFS protocol has a vulnerability whereby arbitrary commands can be injected into the system. In order to exploit this vulnerability the user must have superuser 'gpadmin' access to the system or have been granted GPHDFS protocol permissions in order to create a GPHDFS external table.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.2/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Pivotal Greenplum 4.3.0.0 to 4.3.9.1 and older versions that are end of life | Pivotal Greenplum 4.3.0.0 to 4.3.9.1 and older versions that are end of life |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94954
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6656Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94954
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6656Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 16, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified