SB2018070611 - Authentication bypass in Apache HBase
Published: July 6, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018070611
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8025)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.The weakness exists in the Thrift 1 API Server component of Apache HBase due to improper synchronization of a variable that is used across multiple threads when executing over HTTP. A remote attacker can trigger race condition during session authentication operations, bypass authentication restrictions and improperly access the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.