Is CVE-2015-1836 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1836 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1836?

CVE-2015-1836 has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2015-1836?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-1836.

Fix CVE-2015-1836 - HIGH ibm infosphere biginsights

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-1836?

18 products: ibm infosphere biginsights, ibm infosphere biginsights, ibm infosphere biginsights, apache hbase, apache hbase, and 13 more.

Description

Apache 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-284

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 12/21/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ibm : infosphere_biginsightsibm : infosphere_biginsightsibm : infosphere_biginsightsapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbaseapache : hbase

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD