CVE-2015-7521 (GCVE-0-2015-7521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:51
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Summary
The authorization framework in Apache Hive 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, on clusters protected by Ranger and SqlStdHiveAuthorization, allows attackers to bypass intended parent table access restrictions via unspecified partition-level operations.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-01-28 00:00
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