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CVE-2017-9797

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user a

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00163
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache geode<= 1.2.0
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.geode:geode-core MODERATE fixed in 1.2.1
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Oct 2017 · 01:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/geode-user/201709.mbox/%3cCAEwge-Hrbb7JS8Nygrh7geyFvW4bMZ3AdCmPOzMfvbniipz0bA%40mail.gmail.com%3e
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