# CVE-2021-37404: Apache Hadoop heap overflow before v2.10.2, v3.2.3, v3.3.2

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-37404-apache-hadoop-heap-overflow-before-v2-10-2-v3-2-3-v3-3-2  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-06-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-37404 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-06-14

Apache Hadoop heap overflow before v2.10.2, v3.2.3, v3.3.2

Technologies: [org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-hadoop-hadoop-common). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-37404 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-37404 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-37404?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 June 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.3.0,fixed=3.3.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-37404?** Yes. org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-37404?** Check whether you run org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common to 3.3.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.3.0,fixed=3.3.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-37404
- GHSA-rmpj-7c96-mrg8

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