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).

Summary 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. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-1772 DESCRIPTION: Apac...

CVE-2015-1836

CVE-2015-1836 affects Apache HBase as used in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights (3.0.x). The vulnerability is a logic/ACL flaw in ZooKeeper coordination state: insecure ACL handling allows a remote attacker to read/modify data or cause a denial of service by exploiting ZooKeeper access controls. IBM’s b...