CVE-2016-3083 — hive
HIGHCVE-2016-3083 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-295 vulnerability in org.apache.hive:hive. A fix is available for org.apache.hive:hive — see the affected versions and patch details below.
org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2016-3083 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,333 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.hive:hive☕org.apache.hive:hive☕org.apache.hive:hive-service☕org.apache.hive:hive-service☕org.apache.hive:hive-exec☕org.apache.hive:hive-execReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Apache Hive (JDBC + HiveServer2) implements SSL for plain TCP and HTTP connections (it supports both transport modes). While validating the server's certificate during the connection setup, the client in Apache Hive before 1.2.2 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 doesn't seem to be verifying the common name attribute of the certificate. In this way, if a JDBC client sends an SSL request to server abc.com, and the server responds with a valid certificate (certified by CA) but issued to xyz.com, the client will accept that as a valid certificate and the SSL handshake will go through.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive | all versions | 1.2.2org.apache.hive:hive:1.2.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.1 | 2.0.1org.apache.hive:hive:2.0.1 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-service | all versions | 1.2.2org.apache.hive:hive-service:1.2.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-service | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.1 | 2.0.1org.apache.hive:hive-service:2.0.1 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-exec | all versions | 1.2.2org.apache.hive:hive-exec:1.2.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.hive:hive-exec | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.1 | 2.0.1org.apache.hive:hive-exec:2.0.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.hive:hive, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.hive:hive to 1.2.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-3083 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2016-3083 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2016-3083. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2016-3083 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2016-3083 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.