{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T22:42:36+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-4976","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-4976","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-4976.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4976","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4976"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-4976","description":"Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"redhat","published_at":"2017-03-29 20:59:00","updated_at":"2025-04-20 01:37:25"},"problem_types":["CWE-200","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"5.5","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"2.1","severity":"","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","baseScore":2.1,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0","name":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Ambari Vulnerabilities - Apache Ambari - Apache Software Foundation","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"Apache Ambari CVE-2016-4976 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4976","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4976","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.0.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.0.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.0.2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.1.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.1.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.1.2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.2.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.2.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"4976","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"ambari","cpe6":"2.2.2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[{"cve":"CVE-2016-4976","qid":"994960","title":"Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.ambari:ambari (GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf)"}]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T00:46:39.944Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0"},{"name":"97229","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-08-15T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2017-03-31T09:57:02.000Z","orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0"},{"name":"97229","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"secalert@redhat.com","ID":"CVE-2016-4976","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.0"},{"name":"97229","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97229"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","assignerShortName":"redhat","cveId":"CVE-2016-4976","datePublished":"2017-03-29T20:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T00:46:39.944Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2017-03-29 20:59:00","lastModifiedDate":"2025-04-20 01:37:25","problem_types":["CWE-200","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","baseScore":2.1,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"baseSeverity":"LOW","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":2.9,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"3394B0FD-5DD2-434B-8E83-429CE2B9E1DF"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"96ECE226-03F0-4C10-972D-96EFE28A67EA"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"78F087FC-ED5F-4F68-9CEA-C8FA11B66B32"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"3D5FA9F4-80F6-4990-A9DA-CC3820C66DB0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"82A24155-1163-4A91-996B-D35DA1E3BCBF"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C3AE4192-0CAE-4017-B817-913131AB1C30"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"762A15F7-0939-43B9-96EB-92654B7772EE"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8C45764B-3E1F-420A-9B0D-FAF5DACF30A6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"40ED1582-73DA-4CFE-9B2A-765A464FB205"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"4976","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-4976","CVE":"CVE-2016-4976","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"4976","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-4976"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"4976","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2017-03-29","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"4976","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2017-03-31","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}