Apache Spark 0.5 lifecycle
Current status
Apache Spark 0.5 reached end of life on 12 Jun 2012. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
This line is end of life.
Plan your upgrade →Security: 5 tracked advisories affecting this line. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.
Official lifecycle source: Apache Spark Downloads
- Support phase
- end of life
- End of life
- 12 Jun 2012
- Latest release
- 0.5.2
- Released
- 21 Nov 2012
At a glance
- Version line
- 0.5
- Initial release
- 12 Jun 2012
- Lifecycle phase
- end of life
- Latest stable
- 0.5.2
- Latest release date
- 21 Nov 2012
- EOL
- 12 Jun 2012
- Risk
- high
- Releases tracked
- 3
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
12 Jun 2012
end of lifecurrent
12 Jun 2012 → —
Source: Apache Spark Downloads
Apache Spark 0.5 reached end of life on 12 Jun 2012. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
Upgrade options
Newer supported Apache Spark version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Apache Spark 0.5
End of lifeEOL 12 June 2012
Supported upgrade options
- Apache Spark 4.2Upgrade planner →Supported· 4 major versions newer
- Apache Spark 4.1Upgrade planner →Supported· 4 major versions newer
- Apache Spark 4.0Upgrade planner →Supported· 4 major versions newer
Security
Advisories affecting Apache Spark 0.5 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2023-22946
Apache Spark proxy-user privilege escalation from malicious configuration class
- Affected:
- <3.4.0
- Fixed in:
- 3.4.0
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2021-38296
- Affected:
- <3.1.3
- Fixed in:
- 3.1.3
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2020-9480
- Affected:
- <=2.4.5
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2019-20445
- Affected:
- <4.1.44
- Fixed in:
- 4.1.44
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2017-7678
- Affected:
- <=2.1.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Latest release
Previous releases
0.5.1
7 Oct 2012
0.5.0
12 Jun 2012
Release history
3 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~81 days
- Most recent
- 21 Nov 2012
Should I use this version?
Not recommended for new deployments
Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: Apache Spark 4.2.
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Apache Spark Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://spark.apache.org/js/downloads.js
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
- Apache Spark Runtime Requirementsfirst party
Official source: https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/index.html
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Apache Spark Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://spark.apache.org/js/downloads.js
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Apache Spark GitHub Tagsfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/apache/spark/tags
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 3
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Known
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026