Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2017-7676 · GHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh · Published 14/06/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-7676 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting org.apache.ranger:ranger, ranger (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.2%, higher than 91.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 0.7.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.ranger:ranger Maven	`< 0.7.1`	`0.7.1`
ranger apache	`≤ 0.7.0`	No fix yet

Description

Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.

NVD description

Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard character - like my*test, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7676 · ADVISORY
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh · ADVISORY
securityfocus.com/bid/98958 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.apache.ranger:ranger

Maven

< 0.7.1

0.7.1

ranger

apache

≤ 0.7.0

No fix yet

Description

Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.

NVD description

Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard character - like my*test, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.

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