CVE-2015-1947

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-12-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2, and 4.0, when a DB2 database is used, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library that is loaded by a setuid or setgid program.

Affected products

IBM BigInsights: 3.0.0.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.0.2, 4.0.0.0

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967131
http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970376
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79693
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034537
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034562
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967131
http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970376
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79693
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034537
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034562

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