CVE-2015-1836

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1836
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-21 11:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionApache HBase 0.98 before 0.98.12.1, 1.0 before 1.0.1.1, and 1.1 before 1.1.0.1, as used in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 3.0, 3.0.0.1, and 3.0.0.2 and other products, uses incorrect ACLs for ZooKeeper coordination state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage), obtain sensitive information, or modify data via unspecified client traffic.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.0 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.1 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.10 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.10.1 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.11 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.12 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.2 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.3 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.4 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.5 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.6 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.7 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.8 All All All
Application Apache Hbase 0.98.9 All All All
Application Ibm Infosphere Biginsights 3.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Infosphere Biginsights 3.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Infosphere Biginsights 3.0.0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CDH Issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cloudera.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Infosphere BigInsights is affected by vulnerabilities in Apache HBase and Hive that could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system or authenticate with improper credentials (CVE-2015-1772, CVE-2015-1836). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights HBase/Hive Bugs Lets Remote Users Access the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE-2015-1836: Apache HBase remote denial of service, information integrity, and information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
CVE-2015-1836: Apache HBase remote denial of service, information integrity, and information disclosure vulnerability MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 983824 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.hbase:hbase (GHSA-p8xr-4v2c-rvgp)
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